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Friedrich Gernsheim: Auf der Lagune (On the Lagoon), Op.71

1,656 views · Published 24 June 2015 · 3:41 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: PSearPianist · 2015 · Music

Phillip Sear plays a Brahms-influenced piece from 1902 by the German composer Friedrich Gernsheim (1839-1916).
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The German-Jewish composer Friedrich Gernsheim studied at various conservatories in Germany, including a spell with Moscheles at Leipzig. He toured as a concert pianist, but spent most of his career as a teacher and conductor in Germany and Holland. He wrote symphonies, concerti and chamber music, as well as piano works, and some of his music (including the symphonies) has been recorded. Although this piece is subtitled 'fantasiestück', it is in effect a barcarolle - and the cover art shows tied-up gondolas, which suggests that it is the Venetian Lagoon that is evoked. There are some choppy waters in the middle section, but the piece calms down to a beautiful quiet ending. Like Émile Pessard's 'Romance sans paroles', Op. 49 No. 9, already on this channel, this piece is dedicated to the German prodigy pianist Clotilde Kleeberg. Kleeberg gained a Premier Prix at the Paris Conservatoire at age 12, and played Beethoven's 3rd piano concerto the same year with the Pasdeloup orchestra. She went on to become a protégé of Hans Richter, and became noted for her Schumann interpretations.

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Friedrich Gernsheim: Auf der Lagune (On the Lagoon), Op.71

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