Klaus Döring's Classical Music/Klaus Döring's Klassische Musik

On 24 January, we mark the birth of one of the most remarkable figures of the German Romantic era. Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776–1822), better known by his pen name, E.T.A. Hoffmann is known as the master of the fantastic and supernatural in literature . However, Hoffmann was far more than a storyteller. He was a true artistic polymath, an accomplished composer, music critic, and visual artist whose life and work exemplify the Romantic fascination with the intersection of imagination, emotion, and intellect. E.T.A. Hoffmann As J. Zipes notes, “his fantastic tales epitomize the Romantic fascination with the supernatural and the expressively distorted or exaggerated.” On the occasion of his 250 th  birthday, let’s explore the life, art, and the enduring legacy of a man whose creative ambitions spilled across multiple disciplines.    E.T.A. Hoffmann:  Sonata in A Major , “Andante” Between Law Books and Lyres Hoffmann was born in Königsberg, present-day Kalinin...