Josef Bernhard (‚Jo‘) Knümann (1895 – 1952) was
a German pianist and composer. He performed studies in
piano and composition in Köln and Berlin and started a
successful career as concert pianist. Since 1924 he
concentrated on entertainment music and played with own
bands in famous coffeehouses in Berlin, Wien ,
Amsterdam and other places. For his own use he composed
pieces based on folk music of different countries with
titles like ‘Russisch’,
‘Ungarisch’,’Schottisch’ and oth...(+)
Josef Bernhard (‚Jo‘) Knümann (1895 – 1952) was
a German pianist and composer. He performed studies in
piano and composition in Köln and Berlin and started a
successful career as concert pianist. Since 1924 he
concentrated on entertainment music and played with own
bands in famous coffeehouses in Berlin, Wien ,
Amsterdam and other places. For his own use he composed
pieces based on folk music of different countries with
titles like ‘Russisch’,
‘Ungarisch’,’Schottisch’ and others. Here his
piece ‘Russisch’ , originally for salon orchestra,
is presented in an reduction to clarinet with string
quartet. For the clarinet part we offer 3 versions:
clarinet in A or B or basset horn.
