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Robert Gerhard i Ottenwaelder (Catalan pronunciation: [ruˈβɛɾd ʒəˈɾaɾt]; 25 September 1896 – 5 January 1970) was a Spanish and British composer, musical scholar, and writer, generally known outside his native region of Catalonia as Roberto Gerhard.
The first symphony was a turning point in the development of Gerhard as a composer, breaking new ground in the development of the genre with its avoidance of traditional "themes". The intense brooding passages of his opera "The Duenna" and the Piano Concerto had pointed the way forward for Gerhard but it is in the symphony that he fully flexes ...
The last decade of his life saw Gerhard’s musical language evolve still further and the composition of late masterpieces such as the Symphony nos 3 and 4, the chamber symphony – Leo and the masterly Concerto for Orchestra.
Roberto Gerhard is one of the great unknowns of twentieth-century music. In mid-May Sir Simon Rattle is introducing us to a composer whose works are notable for their fascinating blend of the avant-garde and of the sounds of Spain.
The recent upsurge in interest in Roberto Gerhard’s music on disc must warm the heart of every lover of this great modern composer. The virtues of the two competing series of recordings, one on Chandos, the other on Auvidis Montaigne, at times have been complimentary.
Roberto Gerhard was a Catalan composer with Germanic parents. He studied piano with Enrique Granados and composition with Felip Pedrell and Arnold Shoenberg. Learn More →
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