Monthly Archives: October 2024

Maria Jaell composed her 20-minute Concerto pour violoncelle (for violoncello and orchestra) in 1882, dedicating it to Jules Delsart, one of the most famous French cellists of her time.
In the decade of its composition, the work enjoyed considerable popularity and was also performed by the Belgian cellist Adolphe Fischer at the Leipzig Gewandhaus. At the beginning of the 20th century, however, it increasingly fell into oblivion and was only recently resurrected from its from its more than 100-year slumber. The manuscript has more than 400 pages, most of which contain contradictory versions of the work in disorganised form. The 2nd movement ‘Lento’ has only survived in rudimentary form. Julian Riem has now reconstructed and arranged the ‘Lento’ for orchestra on the basis of the manuscript and this edition extracts the most coherent and stringent version of the concerto possible from the entirety of the sources.

“The concert feels fresh and captivating, predominantly warm and enthusiastic, but also contemplative and profound. The glowing intensity, the engaging, grand melodic arcs, as well as the cross-sectional kinship and development of the material make the work as a whole a powerful, significant achievement. The instrumentation is rooted in the romantic tradition of …

A new book about Vivienne Olive and her music

Vivienne Olive has been composing since she first sat at the piano at the age of seven. Her oeuvre is incredibly diverse, characterized by different influences and always inviting discovery.
According to Olive herself, her catalogue of works includes serious, often serial compositions for soloists, small ensembles and large-scale orchestral apparatuses and choirs.
Olive devotes extensive studies and analyses to these before completion, sometimes with detailed proportion plans. Olive also frequently composes spontaneous light music, such as
the lively Bush Gin Rag.

New at Furore: Vivienne Olive: An Introduction to her Music
With contributions by Charlotte Cubitt, Barbara Gabler, Stefan Grasse, Theresa Henkel, Mary Ellen Kitchens, Arno Leicht, Vivienne Olive, Matthias Stubenvoll, Janosch Umbreit
and Uta Walther.
ISBN 978927327634

Frankfurt Book Fair, Cello Academy in Rutesheim, 220 years of Fanny Hensel 2025 and lots of news in our October newsletter.

Book Fair in Frankfurt
The 76th Frankfurt Book Fair opens its doors from October 16 to 20, 2024. The publishers Merseburger, Furore and Pan will be exhibiting in Hall 3.1 Stand D 99. This year, you can look forward to a particularly large number of stages, authors, stars and experts from the publishing and media world – at the heart of the industry, at the world’s largest book fair.