Heinrich Hoffman - Adagio for Violin and Piano, Op. 31a (1875)

Heinrich Karl Johann Hofmann (13 January 1842, Berlin – 16 July 1902, Groß-Tabarz, present-day Thuringia) was a German composer and pianist. He was a pupil of Theodor Kullak, Eduard Grell, Siegfried Dehn and Richard Wüerst.

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Adagio for Violin and Piano, Op. 31a (1875) arranged from the second movement of Cello Concerto, Op. 31

Nina Karmon, violin and Oliver Triendl, piano

At a time when there were no sound recordings, arrangements made it possible to acquaint oneself with classical music outside of a concert hall setting, as well as to market popular pieces more widely.
The Adagio from the Cello Concerto op. 31 has been arranged for violin by Johannes Lauterbach, concertmaster of the Dresden Hofkapelle.

Heinrich Hofmann (1842-1902) was born in Berlin and studied there at the Neue Akademie der Tonkunst with the Theodor Kullak and Siegfried Dehn. At first, he embarked upon a career as a pianist and teacher. However, by the late 1860's, his operas and his choral and orchestral works began to achieve great success and for the next two decades, he was one of the most often performed composers in Germany and much of Europe. Success came at a price. Although hailed by some critics, such as Hermann Mendel, as a of real talent and one of the most important emerging composers of his time, many others, jealous of his rocketing success or determined to protect their favorites (such as Eduard Hanslick was of Brahms), derided him for his "fashionable eclecticism". While his works broke no new ground, on the other hand, they were masterfully conceived, beautiful and well-executed. This is especially true of his chamber music. Besides this Piano Quartet, he composed a Piano Trio, a String Sextet, an Octet and several smaller works.