ALBUM PROJECT

„Der meint‘ es treu!“:
Music for Fortepiano & Winds from the Biedermeier Salon

New album arriving November 29, 2024

This album explores music for fortepiano and solo wind instruments from the Biedermeier period, which is usually characterized as a cultural flourishing in Central Europe between 1815 and 1848. During this period, which is often associated with German Romanticism, music became more accessible to the middle classes, and was often performed in domestic settings. Recreating this atmosphere, this album presents various works by Austrian and German composers of the period including Mendelssohn, Hummel, Schubert, and Schumann, using an original square pianoforte made by Johann Gottlieb Irmler in Leipzig c. 1823, paired with historical wind instruments. Furthermore, the album is presented by musicians from Das Neue Mannheimer Orchester Kamermusici: including Anders Muskens on fortepiano, Elia Celegato on historical clarinet, and Florencia Gómez  on historical flute. 


Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837) 
Sonata for Flute and Pianoforte in D major, Op. 50 (1810)

  1. Allegro con brio

  2. Andante – attacca

  3. Rondo pastorale

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Sonata for Clarinet and Pianoforte in E flat major, MWV Q 15

  1. Adagio – Allegro moderato

  2. Andante

  3. Allegro moderato

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Introduction and Variations, D.802 "Trockne Blumen“

  1. Introduction (Andante)

  2. Tema (Andantino)

  3. Variation I

  4. Variation II

  5. Variation III

  6. Variation IV

  7. Variation V

  8. Variation VI

  9. Variation VII (Allegro)

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Fantasiestücke, Op. 73

  1. Zart und mit Ausdruck

  2. Lebhaft, leicht

  3. Rasch und mit Feuer

FEATURING

Anders Muskens  (fortepiano)
Elia Celegato (historical clarinet)
Florencia Gómez (historical flute)

INSTRUMENTS

Square Pianoforte (Tafelklavier) by Johann Gottlieb Irmler, Leipzig 1823.
Pitch: A=430 Hz. 6-octave compass FF-f’’’’. 2 pedals: damper lift and moderator.
Restored by Bart Houtgraaf in 2021.

Traverse Flute modeled after Grenser (End 18th Century-beginning 19th Century)
Pitch: A=430 Hz. Made in four parts
Made by Rudolf Tutz. Innsbruck, Austria 2014

Clarinet in B-flat, 12 keys.
Pitch: A=430 Hz.
Made by Rudolf Tutz. Innsbruck, Austria 2017.

Clarinet in A, 12 keys.
Pitch: A=430 Hz.
Made by Rudolf Tutz. Innsbruck, Austria 2015.

PRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Jakub Klimeš (producer and audio engineer)
Recorded at the Lutherse Kerk Delft, May – June 2021
Supported by the Adriana Jacoba Fonds and the Sena Performering Artist Fund

Album video previews

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Beethoven: The Forgotten Concerto for Pianoforte, Op. 61a