This album, titled 'Cosmopolitan', juxtaposes chamber music by two 'cosmopolitans': Daniel Schnyder from Switzerland and Mikhail Glinka, the founder of Russian national music.
Composer Biography
Daniel Schnyder, born in Zurich in 1961, has lived in New York since 1992 and is known to both jazz and classical audiences as a composer, saxophonist, and flautist.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Festeburgkirche Frankfurt/Main, Germany, from October 7-9, 2011, with Michael Silberhorn as the Recording Producer/Tonmeister.
Composer Biography
Mikhail Glinka, the founder of Russian classical musical culture, was multi-talented, dedicating himself to composing, playing instruments, conducting, singing, and studying languages, architecture, drawing, and zoology.
Performer Biography
Trio Elego, consisting of Antonia Lorenz (clarinet), Philipp Zeller (bassoon), and Isabel von Bernstorff (piano), formed in 2006 after their success at the German Music Competition.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Daniel Schnyder believes that the best music in the world works with every instrument, citing Bach, Mozart, and Jimi Hendrix as examples.
Composition History
Mikhail Glinka's Trio Pathétique was composed in 1832 in Milan, where he had acquired knowledge of the Belcanto style, which is evident in the Largo movement.
