Jasmina Gerl

Esteemed as one of Germany’s leading music critics, Ferdinand Pfohl never lost a passion for composition that had been nurtured in Leipzig. He wrote highly individual works for his own instrument, the piano, conceiving cycles that reveal harmonic daring and sophistication, often evocative of developments in impressionism. As Strandbilder (‘Beach Pictures’) shows, he mastered tonal painting- while in the compositional unity of Suite elegiaque, Bohemian and Russian elements mingle with the influence of one of his great heroes, Grieg.

Esteemed as one of Germany’s leading music critics, Ferdinand Pfohl never lost a passion for composition that had been nurtured in Leipzig. He wrote highly individual works for his own instrument, the piano, conceiving cycles that reveal harmonic daring and sophistication, often evocative of developments in impressionism. As Strandbilder (‘Beach Pictures’) shows, he mastered tonal painting- while in the compositional unity of Suite elegiaque, Bohemian and Russian elements mingle with the influence of one of his great heroes, Grieg. Artistic depth, technical superiority and a remarkable sense of tonal color are the trademarks of the young German pianist Jamina Gerl. She has studied under Roswitha Gediga, Eduard Zilberkant and Nikita Fitenko.

Da Tito a oggi, passando per i bombardamenti della Nato su Belgrado durante la guerra del Kosovo, uno spaccato imperdibile della società, degli usi, della cultura, dei tic sociali, della politica serba. Ma non solo. Un padre spia jugoslava, una mamma medico, una vita vissuta partendo dalla Jugoslavia e tornando in Serbia, attraverso l’Egitto, gli Stati Uniti, l’Italia. Paese, quest’ultimo, in cui ha conosciuto Montale, Moravia, Pasolini… Questo libro, scritto in prima persona da una delle più grandi protagoniste del mondo culturale della Serbia degli ultimi trent’anni, è una cavalcata lunga mezzo secolo intrisa di nero humour balcanico che vi farà capire, riflettere, ridere, a tratti impressionare.