Ernst H. Meyer - Toccata Appassionata

Dieter Zechlin - Piano
Ernst Hermann Meyer (1905-1988) was a German Composer. He received his first piano lessons at the age of six, and started composing at eleven. He studied briefly with Max Butting and in 1926, started the advanced study for music at Heidelberg University, where in 1930 he completed his Ph.D. on the 17th century chamber music of North German composers.

He later became a pupil of Hanns Eisler and under his influence joined the Communist Party. Being a Jew, he emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1933 to avoid detention by the Nazi Party. There he eventually became a close friend of composer Alan Bush.
Meyer returned to East Germany (GDR) in 1948 and became one of the most influential figures of music culture there. He was active politically as a communist, and his works include choral, orchestral, and chamber music written to display commitment to Marxist–Leninist ideals.

His works include numerous songs, as well as chamber music, two symphonies and other works for orchestra, an opera, and an oratorio. He wrote numerous musicological articles as well as a book on English chamber music. His pupils included Serge Hovey. As a musicologist, he edited numerous manuscripts by English composers of the Tudor and Renaissance periods

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please support this channel
https://www.patreon.com/fyrexia

Видео Ernst H. Meyer - Toccata Appassionata канала fyrexianoff