Today Hermann Goetz (1840-76) numbers among the forgotten 19th c. composers - a most undeserved fate. Unfavorable personal circumstances and his early death meant that...

Today Hermann Goetz (1840-76) numbers among the forgotten 19th c. composers - a most undeserved fate. Unfavorable personal circumstances and his early death meant that his musician's life did not develop as it should have. Goetz's piano compositions, without opus numbers, have been recorded here for the first time. Until recently they had not been available in printed form, thus continuing to be virtually unknown. Pianist Christof Keymer’s work on Goetz’s manuscripts has made it possible to present a first edition of Goetz's previously unpublished piano music.