Unsung Composers

The Music => Recordings & Broadcasts => Topic started by: Alan Howe on Sunday 01 September 2019, 22:22

Title: Ferdinand Pfohl (1862-1949) Piano music
Post by: Alan Howe on Sunday 01 September 2019, 22:22
...forthcoming from Grand Piano:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8668717--pfohl-strandbilder (https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8668717--pfohl-strandbilder)
Introductory video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQTLsjx_3rw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQTLsjx_3rw)

Some mesmerising music here...
Title: Re: Ferdinand Pfohl (1862-1949) Piano music
Post by: Mark Thomas on Monday 02 September 2019, 08:08
Mmm, quite impressionist.
Title: Re: Ferdinand Pfohl (1862-1949) Piano music
Post by: Gareth Vaughan on Monday 02 September 2019, 08:30
Just listened. I admit to being very favourably impressed by this music. My understanding is that he didn't compose all that much. His reputation was as a music critic. I doubt many music critics today could write music of this calibre.