This recital is dedicated to the forgotten Dutch composer Gerhard Hamm. This program can also be combined with other repertoire.
The music of the forgotten Dutch composer Gerhard Hamm (1835-1904) was an exceptional and purely accidental discovery. After a concert, one of the composer’s descendants gave me a stack of scores. It turned out to be beautiful and poetic music, completely buried under the dust of history. In 2021, I made a first recording with works by Hamm. Several works were still hidden in the national archives that deserve to be heard.
Hamm’s musical language is creative, sensitive, and full of wonder. He is a very sincere composer and certainly had something to say. In the romantic storm of the 19th century he embraced a subtle and poetic way of writing. The expression of personal emotions driven by love for music. A quest for pure beauty, comforting and moving in its simplicity. With this album, the heritage of Hamm receives its deserved place in the musical canon.
Program:
Albumblatt – Nocturne (arr. By Joey Roukens)
Characterstücke Op.15: Impromptu – Perpetuum Mobile
Clavierstücke in Liedform Op.19 ‘Verlorne Lieb’:
– Erinerung
– Hast du mich lieb, oh sag es mir!
– Träumerei
– Wärst du mein
– Ohne Rast, ohne Ruh
– O hätt ich nimmer dich gesehen
Characterstücke Op.15: Etude
Wiegenliedje
Cappriccio
