Kathrin Salzwedel

Thomas Selle zählt zweifellos zu den exponiertesten Vertretern der Musik in der ersten Hälfte des 17. Jahrhunderts in Norddeutschland.

Thomas Selle is undoubtedly one of the most exposed representatives of music in the first half of the 17th century in Northern Germany. For her recording with the ensemble The Muses’ Fellows at COVIELLO CLASSICS, Monika Mandelartz has meticulously studied musicology at the Quellenstudium and has produced new performance material from selected pieces from the extensive Selle manuscript of the Church Library Salzwedel. Many of the excellent works can be heard here for the first time on sound carriers and thus represent a welcome veritable repertoire enrichment.

Clara Schumann(-Wieck) (1819 Leipzig – 1896 Frankfurt am Main) was a widely travelled pianist – appointed as Imperial and Royal Chamber Virtuoso – composer, piano teacher, and editor; in this unique capacity, she embodied the most significant German female musi­cian of the 19th century. Having begun her pianistic career as a child prodigy, Clara Josephine Wieck con­tinued her path after marrying Robert Schumann in 1840. She subsequently appeared as a performer and composer under the name Clara Schumann, which is used in the following text.

Clara Schumann(-Wieck) (1819 Leipzig – 1896 Frankfurt am Main) was a widely travelled pianist – appointed as Imperial and Royal Chamber Virtuoso – composer, piano teacher, and editor; in this unique capacity, she embodied the most significant German female musi­cian of the 19th century. Having begun her pianistic career as a child prodigy, Clara Josephine Wieck con­tinued her path after marrying Robert Schumann in 1840. She subsequently appeared as a performer and composer under the name Clara Schumann, which is used in the following text.

Dern studied film scoring at the private film music academy "musicube" (Germany) in 2007/2008, followed by a Bachelor's degree at the acclaimed ArtEZ Conservatory (Netherlands) from 2008-2012. The Film Scoring Certificate Program at UCLA concluded her academic studies in 2013. She deepened her knowledge later on when she was selected for the annual ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop with Richard Bellis in 2016 and for an internship at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions in the same year.From early 2013 until late 2014, Dern has been known to work as a full-time staff composer for Hollywood Scoring, specializing in music for TV, Video Games and Motion Picture Advertising. As part of their in-house team she worked on Microsoft's HALO V: Guardians, Riot Games' League of Legends, FOX' Gracepoint, Disney's Tinkerbell - The Pirate Fairy, and more.

Besides film scores, MovieScore Media has issued music to all kinds of cinematically influenced shows from gladiatorial battles and to retrospective fashion-themed exhibitions. The latest addition to this catalogue comes courtesy of composers Anne-Kathrin Dern and Daniel James with The Legend of the War Horse. The story is about a Mongolian soldier who leaves his home for battle to protect his family. The music was specifically written for an open air play in Mongolia, featuring hundreds of horses as well as aerial performances.

Compositions from both East and West here bring together the powerful voices of six women composers from contrasting cultures. Their music ranges from the Romantic period via Impressionism and Neoclassicism to the present. Vivid impressions alternate with absolute music, strict sonata forms with free forms full of delicate musical poetry.