Bruno Hoffmann

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Born
15 September 1913
Born In
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Died
11 April 1991 (aged 77)
Bruno Hoffmann was a German player of the glass harp. Hoffmann is widely acknowledged as the virtuoso who reanimated contemporary interest in the glass harp and glass harmonica. The son of a church music director, he was trained in piano and organ playing, but on encountering the "musical glasses" at age 16 his lifelong devotion to resurrecting this unearthly beauty was begun. He discovered and mastered the old repertoire for glass harp by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Friedrich Reichardt, Karl Leopold Röllig, Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, Johann Gottlieb Naumann and othe… read more
Bruno Hoffmann was a German player of the glass harp. Hoffmann is widely acknowledged as the virtuoso who reanimated contemporary interest in the glass harp and glass harmonica. The son of a church music director, he was trained in piano and organ playing, but on encountering the "musica… read more
Bruno Hoffmann was a German player of the glass harp. Hoffmann is widely acknowledged as the virtuoso who reanimated contemporary interest in the glass harp and glass harmonica. The son of a church music director, he was trained in piano and organ playing, but on encountering the "musical glasses" at age 16 his lifelong devotion to resurrecting this une… read more

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1 Reichardt: Grazioso for Glass Harmonica (Perf. on Glass Harp) Reichardt: Grazioso for Glass Harmonica (Perf. on Glass Harp)
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2 Naumann: Sonata No. 5 for Glass Harmonica in D Major (Perf. on Glass Harp): II. Allegretto Naumann: Sonata No. 5 for Glass Harmonica in D Major (Perf. on Glass Harp): II. Allegretto
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3 Handel: Gavotte & Passepied Handel: Gavotte & Passepied
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4 Schulz: Largo in C minor for Glass Harmonica Schulz: Largo in C minor for Glass Harmonica
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  1. 283 listeners

    31 Dec 1986 · 7 tracks

    music for glass harmonica
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  2. 23 listeners

    4 Apr 2025 · 19 tracks

    Bruno Hoffmann: The Art of the Glass Harp (Recordings on Archiv Produktion)
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    1 Jan 2005 · 15 tracks

    The Complete Mozart Edition: The Piano Quintets & Quartets, Vol. 2
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    Sphärenklänge Der Glasharfe
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