Even so great a composer as Beethoven wrote music that is now almost completely neglected and unperformed. This sequence brings together a portfolio of such works that focuses on his variations on...
This second volume of Pfitzner's Complete Lieder covers the period between 1884 and 1916 and shows why he was considered such a key figure among composers of his generation. A central theme of the...
The foundations of Hans Pfitzner's Romantic musical idiom can be found in his earliest compositions. Almost all of the songs in this program date from Pfitzner's school and student days, with the...
Hans Pfitzner was able to deploy his extensive musical resources in setting a variety of texts from many different periods and on a wide range of subjects. From Carl Busse's shattering picture of...