Iskandar Widjaja plays a Franciscus Geissenhof violin from 1896.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Poulenc's second movement, titled "à la manière de Chanson," is inspired by the verse "La guitare fait pleurer les songes" (the guitar makes the dreams cry) by Federico García Lorca, a Spanish poet.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in March 2011 at the UdK Konzertsaal Hardenbergstraße in Berlin.
Performer Biography
Iskandar Widjaja, the violinist on this album, began playing the violin at age four using the Suzuki method.
Performer Biography
Pianist Anastassiya Dranchuk was awarded Berlin's "Julius Junior - Young Talent" prize in 2007.
Interpretation
The album title "Bach 'n' Blues" reflects violinist Iskandar Widjaja's view of the two musical worlds as extremes that mirror his "musical schizophrenia."
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