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HC21042
Originally recorded in 2021
Classical
Chamber
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About
Erwin Schulhoff went through many stages in his emergence as pianist and composer. Antonin Dvorák recommended the seven-year-old to the conservatory of his native city of Prague, then at 14 the boy moved to Leipzig to learn composition from Max Reger. While there, he gained valuable insights into the piano from Robert Teichmüller. In the last years of his course of study (from 1911) Schulhoff moved yet again, this time to the Cologne Conservatory, where his teachers were Fritz Steinbach for composition and Carl Friedberg for piano. Immediately upon graduating in 1913, Schulhoff succeeded in obtaining a few lessons from a normally student-shy Claude Debussy. Michael Rische´s commitment to the music of the twentieth century, however, quite clearly marks a contrast to his discoveries: the original or first premieres of piano concertos by George Antheil and Erwin Schulhoff, as well as recordings of other works in the “jazz influenced” style by Copland, Honegger, Gershwin and Ravel, have gained him an international reputation.
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Reviews
“…Rische gives a hugely compelling performance of the concerto accompanied by noteworthy playing from the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln under Israel Yinon… The group of players from the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin provide a sparkling performance[Der Bürger als Edelmann Suite], both brightly coloured and ebullient. One senses that Michael Rische is entirely engaged with his piano part, making a valuable contribution to the success of the performance…Presenting two of Schulhoff’s finest works, both well performed and recorded, this Hänssler album would be a good place for newcomers to start getting to know his music. “
Recommended
“… With excellent performances in vibrant sound, this disc fills a notable gap in the Schulhoff discography. The music is both well-crafted and infectious and a nice change from the standard repertoire of the early twentieth century. Listening to it several times, it put a smile on my face.”
“… Both these scores are essentially light-hearted, the concerto youthful and vibrant, the concert suite feasting on the many opportunities for variation in dance rhythms through the use of the tango and waltz among others. Rische is again primus inter pares here and Israel Yinon, in the concerto, and Gerd Albrecht direct with authority… vibrant performances.”
Interpretation ***** Sound ****** Repertoire *****
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