Johann Wilhelm Wilms [1772 1847] is regarded as the most important Dutch composer of his time. Beginning in 1791 he worked in Amsterdam as a music teacher. He left an extensive opus including orchestra music, solo concertos and chamber music. He achieved lasting fame through the song Wien Neêrlands Bloed, which was the national anthem of the Netherlands from 1815 to 1932. His Sonatas for piano four hands, op 31 and op. 41 [the latter a world premiere recording], recorded for Carus by the piano duo Hans Peter and Volker Stenzl, demonstrate that under no circumstances was he a “ poor, musical day laborer,” as he once characterized himself in all modesty. Rather, here oneexperiences the expressly enthusiastic works of a genuine musician and a musical original.
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