Henriette Bosmans (1895-1952)

Composer of the Week Podcast vor 4 Jahren

Donald Macleod explores Henriëtte Bosmans' rise to fame as both a pianist and a composer.

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Donald Macleod explores Henriëtte Bosmans' rise to fame as both a
pianist and a composer.

Henriëtte Bosmans seemed destined for a life in music from the
moment of her birth, in 1895. Her father was the principal solo
cellist in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra and her mother a
piano teacher at the Amsterdam Conservatory. Bosmans developed a
flourishing career and won international success with her Concert
Piece for Violin and Orchestra. As a concert pianist she
performed alongside conductors such as Ernest Ansermet and George
Szell.

Bosmans’s mother was a Jew and, although Bosmans didn’t consider
herself Jewish, her ancestry played a significant role in the
events of her life. She lived through the Nazi occupation of the
Netherlands, when tens of thousands of Amsterdam Jews were
deported to concentration camps, including her fellow citizen,
Anne Frank. This week, Donald Macleod is joined by Bosmans expert
Dr Helen Metzelaar and also Dr Laurien Vastenhout from
Amsterdam’s Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide.

Music Featured:

Prelude No 3, 4 & 6 (from Six Preludes) Cello Sonata
(excerpt) String Quartet Poème for cello and orchestra Arietta
(from Two Recital Pieces) Trio for piano, violin and cello Im
Mondenglanze ruht das Meer Le diable dans la nuit Concertino for
piano and orchestra Prelude No 5 (from Six Preludes) Cello Sonata
(excerpt) Cello Concerto No 2, UK première Lead Kindly Light
Gebed Danse Orientale (from Two Recital Pieces), UK première
Trois Impressions for cello and piano Dit eiland Complainte du
petit cheval blanc Aurore Concertstuck for violin and orchestra
Concertstuck for flute and chamber orchestra La chanson du
chiffonnier Das macht den Menschen glücklich Een lied voor Spanje
Violin Sonata, UK première

Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Luke Whitlock, for BBC
Wales For full track listings, including artist and recording
details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30
days after broadcast) head to the series page for Henriette
Bosmans (1895-1952) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014y4m And
you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on
Composer of the Week here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z