Guillaume Bellom, a rising star of French piano, pursued studies in both violin and piano, an atypical path for his generation.
Schumann's Andante and Variations uses an unusual instrumentation of two pianos, two cellos, and a horn, which are typically difficult to combine.
Ismaël Margain, a pianist on this album, began his musical training in Sarlat, studying piano, flute, saxophone, jazz, and composition.
This album is a live recording from the 16th Août musical de Deauville, a festival dedicated to young performers and chamber music.
Rachmaninoff, one of the composers featured, defied the musical innovations of his contemporaries and adopted a post-Romantic style.
Brahms, at age twenty, presented his first opuses to Schumann, who was captivated by his young colleague's genius and became his patron and friend.
