Elliott Carter studied musical training in Paris for three years (1932-1935) with Nadia Boulanger, a renowned French composer and teacher.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Elliott Carter's work reflects a lasting and deeply felt relationship with Europe, influenced by his travels and study of European artistic and intellectual culture.
Recording & Production
This album is a 100th Anniversary Release celebrating the composer Elliott Carter's birthday, with worldwide celebrations planned for December 11, 2008.
Composer Biography
Elliott Carter was first encouraged toward a musical career by his friend and mentor Charles Ives, an American modernist composer.
Composer Biography
Elliott Carter, the composer, is internationally recognized as one of the leading American voices of the classical music tradition, having won the Pulitzer Prize twice and received the United States National Medal of Arts.
Performer Biography
Erica Goodman, the solo harpist on this album, played under the baton of Igor Stravinsky, a famous Russian composer, when he recorded in Toronto.
Performer Biography
Robert Aitken, the director of the New Music Concerts Ensemble, studied with the influential flutist Marcel Moyse for nine years, considering his teachings to have had the most profound influence on his musical development.
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