Peter Sheppard Skærved, the violinist and violist on this album, is a Grammy-nominated recording artist with over one hundred critically acclaimed albums.
Composer Biography
The composer, David Hackbridge Johnson, has written over 600 compositions, including eighteen symphonies, over a dozen tone-poems and concertos, and hundreds of songs and chamber pieces.
Recording & Production
The cover image for the album, titled 'Alleyway: River Falls Wisconsin', is an oil pastel on paper created by the performer, Peter Sheppard Skærved.
Instruments
The album features a viola made in 1641 by Jacob Rayman in Southwark, which is the oldest viola in England.
Composer Biography
David Hackbridge Johnson, the composer, initially took violin, piano, and singing lessons before becoming a jazz musician for fifteen years.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The composer, David Hackbridge Johnson, and the performer, Peter Sheppard Skærved, share a fascination with transformations, aiming to morph ideas, people, music, places, and things from the past and present.
Instruments
The violin used for some pieces on this recording is a Girolamo Amati from 1629, made just before he died in the Lombardy plague.
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