Erika Haase (23 March 1935 – 1 May 2013) was a German classical pianist.[1]
Career
Born in
Darmstadt, Haase was the daughter of a violinist. At the age of seven, she received her first piano lessons. In Darmstadt, she studied with Werner Hoppstock and
Hans Leygraf. In 1959, she won the
Kranichstein Music Prize [
de ] of the city of Darmstadt in the piano category. As a soloist and chamber musician she performed with the Swedish Radio Music Academy and various Swedish orchestras. Her centre of gravity was in a strong commitment to
Neue Musik. In 1960, she participated in
Eduard Steuermann's summer courses. She also improved her skill with
Conrad Hansen. From 1963 to 1967, she spent long periods between London and Paris, where she collaborated with the
BBC and
Pierre Boulez.[2]
Ravel, Sérénade Grotesque, Prélude, Menuet, Miroirs, Gaspard de la Nuit (9-12 March 1992, Gutingi GUT205)
Chopin, Études op. 10 and 25, Nouvelles études (1992? 1993, Thorofon CTH 2195)
Scriabine, Vers la flamme, Sonatas for piano No 6 and 10; Olivier Messiaen, Cantéyodjayâ; Prokofiev, Sonata for piano No 8 (1996, Gutingi GUT 216)
OCLC825125249
Jansen, L’Œuvre pour piano (1997, 2CD Triton TRI 331106) — with works by Colette Zerah-Jansen, performed by herself. First world recording.
Études pour piano, vol. I: Igor Stravinsky (Études op. 7); Bela Bartók (Études op. 18); Olivier Messiaen (Quatre études de rythme); György Ligeti (Books I & II) (1997, Tacet)
OCLC45119622
Études pour piano, vol. II : Witold Lutosławski (Deux études) ; Alexandre Scriabin (3 études, op. 65); György Ligeti (third book: études 15 and 16); Claude Debussy (12 études) (2001, Tacet)
OCLC62303488
Franz Liszt: Études pour piano, vol. III, Grandes études de Paganini (1851), Trois études (1849) and two concert études (1863) (2006, Tacet 150)
OCLC817742543
^Willmes, Gregor (2008). "Erika Haase". Pianistenprofile: 600 Interpreten: ihre Biografie, ihr Stil, ihre Aufnahmen (in German). Cassel:
Bärenreiter. p. 285.
ISBN978-3-7618-1616-5.
OCLC244080755.