The album's title, Don Quijote träumt... (Don Quixote dreams...), and the track La del Alba Seria by Jesús Guridi, are inspired by the famous novel Don Quixote.
Cultural Impact
Jesús Guridi, a prolific composer, also served as director of the Ufisa Film Corporation, the Spanish subsidiary of the German Ufa Film Corporation.
Composer Biography
Gabriel Fauré's work on this album was written for Micheline Kahn, an exceptional harpist who inspired many composers and premiered the work in 1918.
Composer Biography
Jesús Guridi, one of the most important Basque composers of the 20th century, incorporated folkloristic elements of his homeland into his compositional style.
Performer Biography
Mirjam Schröder, the harpist on this album, made her concert debut at age fifteen with Mozart's Double Concerto for harp and flute.
Compositional Technique
Alphonse Hasselmans, a professor at the Paris Conservatoire, is considered by many harpists to be the originator of modern harp technique.
Composer Biography
Alfred Holy, to whom Alphonse Hasselmans dedicated Gnomes, was the world's best-paid orchestral musician of his time and admired by Gustav Mahler.
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Tournier: Sonatine, Op. 30
Gnossienne No. 3
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