Antoinette Van Zabner, the pianist on this album, began her musical training at age four and won first prize in a Canadian Broadcasting System competition a year later.
Performer Biography
Antoinette Van Zabner is a recognized specialist in Spanish and Brazilian piano music and collaborates with the Austrian Society for Contemporary Music.
Performer Biography
Antoinette Van Zabner is a full professor of piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.
Performer Biography
At 13, Antoinette Van Zabner received a scholarship to study piano with Jean and Robert Casadesus and harmony with Nadia Boulanger in France.
Historical Context
The period around 1900 in Europe, marked by political and social upheavals, saw artists seeking new forms of expression while building on 19th-century achievements.
Compositional Technique
Piano composers around 1900 focused on improvisation and spontaneous thematic ideas, leading to many short pieces titled 'Prélude', 'Poème', or 'Improvisation'.
Performer Biography
In 2003, Antoinette Van Zabner received the 'Ian Mininberg Award', the highest honor from the Yale University School of Music.
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