Don't Mind The Gap!

Featuring

Benjamin Feilmair
Florian Feilmair
Joseph Horovitz
Bohuslav Martinů
Darius Milhaud
George Gershwin

Ante Grgin
Isaac Albéniz
Carlos Gardel
Paquito D'Rivera

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Recording & Production

The album was recorded on October 30 & 31, 2013, at Schloss Weinberg, Kefermarkt/Austria, with Erich Pintar as the engineer.

Performer Biography

Benjamin Feilmair, the clarinetist on this album, was accepted into basic artistic studies at Anton Bruckner private university at age eleven and has won multiple first prizes at 'Prima la Musica'.

Album & Artwork

The album title, "Don't mind the gap!", refers to the blurring line between classical and popular music, reflecting the crossover aesthetic of the pieces.

Performer Biography

Florian Feilmair, the pianist on this album and Benjamin Feilmair's brother, has won several important awards, including the 'Klassik.Preis.Österreich' for his interpretation of Beethoven's 3rd piano concerto.

Historical Context

The pieces on this album share a common characteristic: they mix styles without losing originality, influenced by new genres like jazz, Latin American folklore, and folk music that emerged in the early 20th century.

Recording & Production

This CD recording is part of the prize awarded to Benjamin Feilmair, a young clarinetist, as the Bank Austria Artist of the Year for the 2013/14 season.