Steuermann

Smithsonian Chamber Players recital, works by Brahms and Schönberg/Steuermann. 7: 30 p.m.

D.C. community calendar, Dec. 2 to 9, 2010 Post 2010

Matt: I wasn't able to find any record of Steuermann playing the variations in a superficial search - maybe you're right, my memory failed me, and he never played it.

Object lesson Matthew Guerrieri 2007

Steuermann, shortly to flee Europe, never acknowledged the gift, disgusted by Webern's refusal to speak out.

Object lesson Matthew Guerrieri 2007

I expect that Steuermann felt the same way about Webern's attitude as you do now.

Object lesson Matthew Guerrieri 2007

I feel that the bit about Webern is maybe a little more nuanced than that - with Steuermann, while he might not of acknowledged the gift, he did go around playing the Variations a lot and teaching it to his students, which isn't exactly scorn.

Object lesson Matthew Guerrieri 2007

Steven: it was my understanding that Steuermann didn't play the Variations in public until many years after Webern died, but I haven't checked this thoroughly.

Object lesson Matthew Guerrieri 2007

Steuermann, shortly to flee Europe, never acknowledged the gift, disgusted by Webern's refusal to speak out.

Archive 2007-04-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

One of the sadder episodes in Webern's life involves the solo piano Variations, written in 1936: Webern dedicated the piece to the Jewish pianist Edward Steuermann as a token of friendship.

Object lesson Matthew Guerrieri 2007

One of the sadder episodes in Webern's life involves the solo piano Variations, written in 1936: Webern dedicated the piece to the Jewish pianist Edward Steuermann as a token of friendship.

Archive 2007-04-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

On the other hand, he does say to people like Steuermann that he thinks this is a phase that may work itself out.

Object lesson Matthew Guerrieri 2007