In Search of Ondine Clemens Muller

• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Stimmungsbilder, Op. 9:
• 1 Strauss: Stimmungsbilder, Op. 9: II. An einsamer Quelle 03:56
• Julius Schulhoff (1825 - 1898): L’Ondine, Op. 35:
• 2 Schulhoff: L’Ondine, Op. 35 03:27
• François Couperin (1668 - 1733): Premier Livre de Pièces de Clavecin, Cinquième Ordre:
• 3 Couperin: Premier Livre de Pièces de Clavecin, Cinquième Ordre: XIV. Les Ondes 03:17
• George Crumb (1929 - 2022): Makrokosmos, Vol. 2, Part 1:
• 4 Crumb: Makrokosmos, Vol. 2, Part 1: III. Rain-Death Variations 01:52
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55:
• 5 Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: I. Ondine 06:31
• Nikolai Medtner (1880 - 1951): Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47:
• 6 Medtner: Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Gesang der Wassernymphe 02:16
• Cécile Chaminade (1857 - 1944): L’Ondine, Op. 101:
• 7 Chaminade: L’Ondine, Op. 101 03:36
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Préludes, Livre 2:
• 8 Debussy: Préludes, Livre 2: VIII. Ondine 03:44
• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163:
• 9 Liszt: Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163: IV. Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este 07:51
• Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562 - 1621): Vluchtige Nymph SwWV 331:
• 10 Sweelinck: Vluchtige Nymph SwWV 331 01:51
• Ludovico Einaudi (b. 1955): Le Onde:
• 11 Einaudi: Le Onde: III. Lontano 03:17
• Leander Ruprecht (b. 1999): Eine Handvoll Wasser:
• 12 Ruprecht: Eine Handvoll Wasser 04:29
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 267:
• 13 Bach: An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 267 01:32
• Charles Valentin Alkan (1813 - 1888): Super flumina Babylonis (An Wasserflüssen Babylon), Op. 52:
• 14 Alkan: Super flumina Babylonis (An Wasserflüssen Babylon), Op. 52 05:50
• Shadi Kassaee (b. 1999): Rudhāye Bābel (An Wasserflüssen Babylon):
• 15 Kassaee: Rudhāye Bābel (An Wasserflüssen Babylon) 02:34
• Anton Rubinstein (1829 - 1894): Ondine, Op. 1:
• 16 Rubinstein: Ondine, Op. 1 02:03
• Ruth Schonthal (1924 - 2006): Five Oceanic Préludes:
• 17 Schonthal: Five Oceanic Préludes: I. Oceanfront at Sunset 01:53
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Schwanengesang, D 957:
• 18 Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957: XII. Am Meer 04:09
• Total Runtime 01:04:08

Info for In Search of Ondine

For centuries, the tragic tale of the mermaid or water nymph falling in love with a human has been told around the world. On his new GENUIN album, pianist Clemens Müller interprets this story of love and death through piano works from six centuries. The oldest piece by Jan Sweelinck predates the piano itself, while the newest was completed just days before the recording. At the heart of the album is a triptych featuring three settings of the psalm “By the Waters of Babylon”: from the perspectives of three different religions, Thomaskantor Johann Sebastian Bach, Jewish piano virtuoso Charles-Valentin Alkan, and Iranian composer Shadi Kassaee each reflect on this famous hymn about longing for a lost homeland.

Clemens Müller, piano

Clemens Mueller
was born in Tuebingen. After graduating from school he studied piano at the Trossingen University of Music with Tomislav Nedelkovic-Baynov and in Saarbrucken with Thomas Duis. Parallel to this he completed a study in song interpretation and chamber music in Trossingen and Berlin. His most formative teachers include Wolfram Rieger, Irwin Gage and Peter Nelson.

Clemens Muller could easily draw attention to himself as a laureate of numerous prestigious competitions. He has received awards from the 39th German Music Competition, the 59th Competition of German Music Schools, the Paula Lindberg-Salomon Competition “Das Lied” and the Concorsi Internazionali della Val Tidone. Most recently he received the Elsa-Neumann scholarship from the Land of Berlin. Moreover, he has received scholarships from the Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart), the Paula and Albert Salomon-Foundation (Amsterdam), the Justus Hermann Wetzel-Foundation (Berlin), the Hans and Eugenia Jütting-Foundation (Stendal) and the Richard Wagner Society Association (Saarbrücken) and was selected for the German Music Council’s 58th “Concerts of Young Artists.”

His versatility as a soloist, chamber musician, and accompanist has taken Clemens Muller to festivals such as the Schwetzinger Festival, the Donaueschingen Festival, the Weingartner Music Days, the Bayreuth Easter Festival and the Liedforum in Berlin. In addition to his concert activities throughout Europe he has been invited to concert tours of Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Currently Clemens Müller teaches piano at the Trossingen University of Music.

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