Doráti resumed composing at age fifty after a serious illness, entering a second creative phase that lasted until his death and produced over thirty works.
Composition History
Doráti's American Serenade for string orchestra is a tribute to the United States, the country where he found refuge from Nazi-terrorized Europe and became a citizen in 1947.
Performer Biography
Moshe Atzmon, the conductor, studied conducting with Antal Doráti, the composer on this album, at the Guildhall School of Music in London.
Composer Biography
Antal Doráti, the composer on this album, considered himself primarily a 'composer who conducts' rather than a 'conductor who composes', seeing composition as his true calling.
Performer Biography
Sharon Bezaly, the flautist on this album, began playing the flute at age 11 and made her solo debut with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at 14.
Composer Biography
After a creative crisis at 22, Doráti stopped composing for over twenty years, focusing on his conducting career, feeling like a 'composer in exile'.
Composer Biography
Doráti began composing at age seven, writing a Scherzo for String Quartet, and later produced two operas with his own libretti.
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