Johannes Brahms, Hermann Grädener, Mathilde Kralik von Meyrswalden
Conductor: Marcus Bosch
Piano: Oliver Triendl
Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances No. 1 in G minor + No. 3 in F major + No. 10 in F major (1873)
Hermann Grädener: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D minor op. 20
Mathilde Kralik von Meyrswalden: Hymn Symphony (1903/1942)Their paths came together in Vienna - those of the composers Mathilde Kralik von Meyrswalden, Johannes Brahms and Hermann Grädener. Mrs. Kralik von Meyrswalden, the daughter of a glass industrialist from Bohemia, had come to the musical metropolis from Linz. The two somewhat older gentlemen came from northern Germany: Brahms, as is well known, from Hamburg and Grädener from Kiel. Grädener's father Carl Georg, who was born in Rostock, cultivated excellent contacts with the greats of the music world. Even Clara Schumann stopped off at the Grädeners' on her travels. Hermann Grädener, in turn, was a friend of Johannes Brahms in Vienna. His piano concerto, written in the 1880s, is one of the discoveries that pianist Oliver Triendl has been tracking down for years.
The late Romantic symphony by the highly talented Bruckner pupil Mathilde Kralik von Meyrswalden, who was admired by her contemporaries, is also considered a particular rarity. In contrast to these forgotten Viennese treasures, which are being unearthed under the direction of Marcus Bosch, Brahms' Hungarian Dances have become veritable evergreens. He orchestrated only three of the 21 pieces intended for piano himself, and even then somewhat reluctantly - but even with these he landed big hits.
A CD of this concert is being produced, supported by Club 77 of the Rostock Philharmonic Society.
