José Gallardo, the pianist, began piano lessons at age five in Buenos Aires and later studied with Poldi Mildner at the University of Mainz.
Composer Biography
Gabriel Pierné, one of the composers on this album, won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1882 for his cantata Edith, which allowed him to spend three years in Rome.
Performer Biography
Nicolas Altstaedt, the cellist on this album, was one of Boris Pergamenschikow's last students in Berlin.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, UK, between August 18-20, 2008.
Composer Biography
Nadia Boulanger, another composer featured, made a lasting impression as a teacher, influencing a generation of American composers at the Conservatoire américain at Fontainebleau.
Composer Biography
Vincent d'Indy, a composer on this album, co-founded the Schola Cantorum in 1896 with Charles Bordes and Alexandre Guilmant after his suggestions for reform at the Conservatoire were rejected.
Performer Biography
Nicolas Altstaedt plays a cello by Nicolas Lupot (Paris, 1824), which is on loan to him from the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben.
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