Jacobi: Piano Works Tatjana Blome & Holger Groschopp

• Wolfgang Jacobi (1894 - 1972):
• 1 Passacaglia und Fuge, Op. 9: Passacaglia. Grave 12:11
• 2 Passacaglia und Fuge, Op. 9: Fuge. Andante con moto 05:13
• 3 Suite im alten Stil, Op. 10: I. Präludium 02:47
• 4 Suite im alten Stil, Op. 10: II. Courante. Allegro 01:48
• 5 Suite im alten Stil, Op. 10: III. Andantino 03:03
• 6 Suite im alten Stil, Op. 10: IV. Menuett. Allegretto 01:46
• 7 Suite im alten Stil, Op. 10: V. Sarabande. Andante 03:17
• 8 Suite im alten Stil, Op. 10: VI. Rigaudon. Allegro 01:21
• 9 Suite im alten Stil, Op. 10: VII. Gigue. Allegro 01:44
• 10 Piano Sonata No. 2: I. Allegro 02:44
• 11 Piano Sonata No. 2: II. Scherzo. Allegro 04:26
• 12 Piano Sonata No. 2: III. Toccata. Allegro 04:14
• 13 Piano Sonata No. 3: I. Allegro 06:11
• 14 Piano Sonata No. 3: II. Tranquillo 05:07
• 15 Piano Sonata No. 3: III. Rondo. Allegro 07:59
• 16 Musik für 2 Klaviere (Choralvorspiel über "Durch Adams Fall"): I. Allegro moderato 06:12
• 17 Musik für 2 Klaviere (Choralvorspiel über "Durch Adams Fall"): II. Aria. Larghetto 06:47
• 18 Musik für 2 Klaviere (Choralvorspiel über "Durch Adams Fall"): III. Scherzo. Allegro 05:49
• 19 Miniaturen für Klavier vierhändig: I. Präludium. Tranquillo 01:31
• 20 Miniaturen für Klavier vierhändig: II. Menuett. Maestoso 01:35
• 21 Miniaturen für Klavier vierhändig: III. Scherzo. Allegretto 00:49
• 22 Miniaturen für Klavier vierhändig: IV. Walzer. Allegro 01:02
• 23 Miniaturen für Klavier vierhändig: V. Rondo. Allegretto 01:05
• 24 Miniaturen für Klavier vierhändig: VI. Burletta. Allegro 01:43
• 25 Miniaturen für Klavier vierhändig: VII. Kanon. Andantino 00:48
• 26 Miniaturen für Klavier vierhändig: VIII. Fuge. Allegro 00:45
• 27 Miniaturen für Klavier vierhändig: IX. Elegie. Andante 00:59
• 28 Miniaturen für Klavier vierhändig: X. Gavotte 01:32
• 29 Miniaturen für Klavier vierhändig: XI. Gigue. Allegro 01:22
• 30 Miniaturen für Klavier vierhändig: XIII. Marsch. Allegro 02:07
• 31 Piano Sonatina: I. Allegretto 01:37
• 32 Piano Sonatina: II. Choral. Lento 01:38
• 33 Piano Sonatina: III. Menuett. Tempo di minuetto 02:28
• Total Runtime 01:43:40

Info for Jacobi: Piano Works

Wolfgang Jacobi is known to saxophone and accordion players, but he is otherwise largely forgotten and his wider output is still being rediscovered today. He was declared a ‘degenerate’ artist in 1930s Germany but found inspiration in Italy, alluding to Baroque styles in his Sonatas as well as in earlier works that also invoke the spirit of Reger and Grieg. Post-war freedom is reflected in the joyously neo-Classical Sonatine and charming Miniaturen, while the substantial Musik für zwei Klaviere explores the symbolism of one of J.S. Bach’s favourite chorale melodies ‘Durch Adams Fall.’

Tatjana Blome took first prize in the Steinway Competition at the age of twelve and a year later gave her first piano recital. In 1995 she made her début with Brahms’s Concerto No. 1 at the Berlin Philharmonie. She has appeared throughout Germany in recitals and as a soloist with various orchestras. She has some 70 recordings to her credit, for Deutsche Grammophon, EDA, Naxos and others. On the Grand Piano label, she has released two volumes of Gerhard Frommel’s piano sonatas [GP606 and 640] to critical acclaim, with MusicWeb International describing them as “nuanced… powerful performances” and American Record Guide finding “one thing after another to marvel at and delight in.”

Holger Groschopp’s solo career has taken him to most European countries, the Middle and Far East and North and Central America. He has performed as soloist at major European festivals (including Berlin, Salzburg and Montepulciano) and played chamber music with many prominent musicians. He has had a close collaboration with Claudio Abbado, Sir Simon Rattle, the Berlin Philharmonic, the DSO Berlin and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. His six recordings released on the Capriccio label with transcriptions by Ferruccio Busoni were given the highest acclaim by a range of international critics, including highest recommendation in the BBC Music Magazine and Fanfare.

Tatjana Blome, piano
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Tatjana Blome
Born in Dortmund, Tatjana Blome was taught by her father, Josef-Matthias Blome, until she was 14 years old. She subsequently studied with Renate Kretschmar-Fischer, Heidrum Holtmann, and Gerhard Oppitz.

In 1995 she made her concert debut with Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 at the Philharmonie in Berlin.

Tatjana Blome performs throughout Europe both as a solo pianist and with well-known orchestras. She works closely with the Chamber Symphony of Berlin under the baton of Jürgen Bruns.

She is a frequent Lied-accompanist for baritone Dietrich Henschel and is a member of the Kammerensemble Classic der Deutschen Oper Berlin. Among others she has worked with mit Gerd Albrecht, Ib Hausmann, Claudia Barainsky, and George Tabori.

Together with saxophonist Frank Lunte in the Duo Blome-Lunte, Tatjana Blome has released a widely acclaimed four-part CD-Documentation (EDA Records, Kassel) with works for saxophone and piano from Berlin and Germany. In 2003 both musicians were honoured with the Andrei Sakharov medal in Moscow.

Tatjana Blome has performed over 50 works on CD and for radio. Two solo CDs have been released by Naxos and Deutsche Grammophon.

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