Erik Bertsch, the pianist on this album, specializes in contemporary repertoire and has worked intensively with established composers like George Benjamin.
Recording & Production
This recording was made possible through a collaboration with the Fondazione Spinola Banna per l'Arte in Poirino, Torino, Italy.
Composer Biography
George Benjamin, the composer, studied composition with Olivier Messiaen and piano with Yvonne Loriod, both renowned French musicians.
Composer's Artistic Vision
George Benjamin's piano works are highly distinctive and personal, not fitting neatly into the English tradition or the radical post-war scene.
Composer Biography
George Benjamin's first orchestral work, Ringed by the Flat Horizon, was performed at the BBC Proms when he was only 20 years old.
Composition History
The Piano Sonata, considered George Benjamin's first major work, was composed when he was seventeen and studying in Paris.
Performer Biography
Erik Bertsch's debut album, dedicated to Marco Stroppa's First Book of Miniature Estrose, received a 5-star rating and was named 'Album of the Month' by Classic Voice.
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