Robert Hermann (composer) explained

Robert Hermann (1869–1912) was a Swiss composer, born at Bern. He studied music at the Frankfurt Conservatory in 1891, and with Engelbert Humperdinck (1893–94). In 1895 the Berlin Philharmonic premiered his Symphony in C,^[1] and much of his further career was spent in Germany. His works include pieces for violin and piano, songs, a concert overture in D minor,^[2] a piano quartet,^[3] a piano trio,^[4] a violin sonata,^[5] etc.

In 2009 Sterling Records released a recording of Hermann's 2 symphonies conducted by Christopher Fifield.^[6]

References

• Hermann, Robert. 1905.
• Recording of the symphonies on Sterling Records
• Sterling Records catalog entry. Note: both Audaud and Sterling Records have the 2nd symphony's key wrong: it's in B minor - see .

Notes and References

1. published by Friedrich Hofmeister in 1896: see http://www.hofmeister.rhul.ac.uk/2008/content/monatshefte/1896_02.html#hofm_1896_02_0042_07
2. his op.4- see
3. published in 1901:
4. published in 1895: see http://www.hofmeister.rhul.ac.uk/2008/content/monatshefte/1895_12.html#hofm_1895_12_0520_13
5. available at IMSLP
6. see review @ Audaud and announcement @ Sterling, for example. Review @ Musicweb in December 2016 gets the key of symphony no.2 (B minor) right.