Format Details:
Release Date: 05 October 2018
Label: Etcetera
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8711801015996
Genres: Classical Solo Instrumental
Description
**WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING**
Renowned conductor Hans von Bülow was blown away when he met the young Berger and heard his piano piece Aquarellen op. 23 in 1887.
Berger¢019s piano pieces in general set their performers great technical challenges. This is naturally due to the fact that he himself was an exceptional pianist, although he never regarded technical difficulties as being an end in themselves.
Berger can be described as a unique representative of German late Romanticism without any hesitation. His highly individual musicality allied to his string conceptual ideas produced intensely-felt compositions that were structured on a large scale and which attempted to extend the boundaries of human emotion. At the same time, Berger was continually in search of beauty in his music. He has a faultless command of counterpoint and included several complex fugues in his works. In this sense he fitted seamlessly into the tradition of Bach, Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms. He was also a great admirer of Wagner and his works.
Tracklisting
Bruno Monteiro, Joao Paulo Santos
Hendrickje Van Kerckhove, Eddy Vanoosthuyse, Severine Sierens, Hannelore Vermeir, Hans Ryckelynck,
Nuno Cernadas
Amy Norrington, Piet Kuijken
Herman Jeurissen, Ensemble Capricorno, Geerten van der Wetering
Currende, Erik van Vevel
Thomas Blondelle, Filip Rathe
Marco Mantovani
Mitsuko Saruwatari
