The Master and Margarita - 2008
Bern Herbolsheimer
Bern Herbolsheimer (1948-2016) was born in Great Falls, Montana, United States. As a composer, he received recognition throughout the United States and Europe for over 500 works ranging from ballet to symphonic, operatic, chamber and choral works. As a pianist, Bern Herbolsheimer accompanied numerous artists at concerts and festivals throughout the world. He was a frequent award winner and his works appear on dozens of CDs.
Herbolsheimer served on the music faculty of the Cornish College of Arts in Seattle, where he taught composition-related classes and held a private studio. He also worked at the University of Washington, where he taught graduate classes in the voice programme.
In 2008, Bern Herbolsheimer wrote The Master and Margarita, a sonata for cello and piano. He took four scenes from the novel for the movements of his sonata. It was premiered at the Cornish College of Arts in Seattle in 2008.
Bern Herbolsheimer - Passio secundum Pontio Pilato
Bern Herbolsheimer - Passio secundum Pontio Pilato chorale
Bern Herbolsheimer - Queen Margot’s Flight
Bern Herbolsheimer - Love Song of Master and Margarita
Bern Herbolsheimer - Black Magic at the Variety Theater
Technical details
Album
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Movements
I. Passio Secundum Pontio Pilato
II. Queen Margot's Ride
III. Love Song of Master and Margarita
IV. Black Magic at the Variety Theater
Musicians
Sally Singer Tuttle - cello
Oksana Ezhokina - piano
Premiere
Cornish College of Arts - 2008