Rediscovered - Bagatellen and Clavierstücke Camiel Boomsma

• Gerhard Hamm (1835 - 1904):
• 1 Hamm: Gefunden: 6 Clavierstücke in Liedform Op.18: No.1 ‘Als ich dich sah!’ 01:48
• 2 Hamm: Gefunden: 6 Clavierstücke in Liedform Op.18: No.2 ‘Könnt es sein!’ 02:02
• 3 Hamm: Gefunden: 6 Clavierstücke in Liedform Op.18: No.3 ‘Wär' ich bei dir!’ 01:59
• 4 Hamm: Bagatellen Op.12: No.3 ‘Capriccio’ 05:08
• Karel Hamm (1876 - 1937):
• 5 Hamm: Schetsen voor de Jeugd: ‘Een Regendag' 01:10
• Gerhard Hamm:
• 6 Hamm: Bagatellen Op.12: No.2 - ‘Scherzo’ 02:57
• 7 Hamm: Gefunden: 6 Clavierstücke in Liedform Op.18: No.4 ‘Frage’ 02:36
• Karel Hamm:
• 8 Hamm: Romanze 05:08
• Gerhard Hamm:
• 9 Hamm: Bagatellen Op.12: No.1 ‘Canzonette’ 00:59
• 10 Hamm: Bagatellen Op.12: No.4 ‘Melodie’ 01:33
• 11 Hamm: Gefunden: 6 Clavierstücke in Liedform Op.18: No.5 ‘Ich will dein eigen sein!’ 02:44
• 12 Hamm: Gefunden: 6 Clavierstücke in Liedform Op.18: No.6 ‘Nun bist du mein!’ 01:59
• Karel Hamm:
• 13 Hamm: Schetsen voor de Jeugd : ‘Angelus - Andante religioso’ 01:24
• 14 Hamm: Schetsen voor de Jeugd : 'Jong Leren!' 01:50
• Gerhard Hamm:
• 15 Hamm: Bagatellen Op.12: No.5 ‘Ariette’ 01:49
• Karel Hamm:
• 16 Hamm: Schetsen voor de Jeugd : 't' Schemeruurtje' 02:20
• Gerhard Hamm:
• 17 Hamm: From Charakterstücke für Klavier Op.15: ‘Etude’ 06:47
• Total Runtime 44:13

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Camiel Boomsma: Discovering the music by Dutch composer Gerhard (and his son Karel) Hamm was really a game of fate. After a recital, Carl Hamm, who is a direct descendant, gave me a stack of scores. While playing through the pieces at home I was struck by their delicacy and narrative power.

Gerhard Hamm belongs in a way to the musical family of Robert Schumann. He writes little poetic reflections on grand Romantic gestures. In these small musical poems a whole world lies hidden. Sometimes powerful and proud, sometimes vulnerable and reflective. Romantic expression beautiful in itself.

In his "Gefunden: 6 Clavierstücke in Liedform opus 18’ Gerhard Hamm's musical gift as a composer is beautifully displayed. Hamm’s craftsmanship is excellent but he never neglects poetic expression.

Camiel Boomsma, piano

Camiel Boomsma
Master pianist Camiel Boomsma is praised by press and public for his remarkable maturity, his extraordinary sound and unique touch. His playing emphasis on telling the musical story. Boomsma has performed worldwide at many major venues including the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, St John’s Smith Square in London, Klavierfestival and Wagner Festspiele in Bayreuth, the series Master Pianist in Heerlen (NL), Schloss Elmau (DE) as well as in many key venues in China.

Boomsma has received great critical acclaim for his Wagner journey. His recordings for EtceteraRecords with Wagner transcriptions and Porazzi, published in 2015 and 2016, received excellent reviews in BBC Music magazine (5 stars), Diapason (4 stars), Trouw, NRC, De Volkskrant, Luister Magazine, Classica and many more, and have been broadcasted extensively by France Musique, Dutch radio 4, Hr2Kultur and ORF. His first CD with Challenge Records is dedicated to Chopin and Schubert and received rave reviews worldwide. Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant wrote: “Boomsma has velvet attached to his fingers!”

Camiel loves to play chamber music as well and he performs on a regular basis with master pianist Severin von Eckhardstein and violinist Gwendolyn Masin.

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