Leoš Janáček was so dissatisfied with his '1. X. 1905' sonata that he burned the third movement and threw the remaining two movements into the Vltava river, but his student Ludmila Tučková preserved a copy.
Composition History
Leoš Janáček's piano sonata '1. X. 1905' was written in protest after a young laborer was stabbed during a demonstration in Brno.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Randall Meyers describes 'Simplexity' not as a form or title, but as the expression of an introspective process that is impermanent, ever-moving, and unpredictable.
Album & Artwork
The 'Dualis' project explores complementary styles of classical and contemporary music, earthly and transcendental surroundings, and the merging of rational intelligence and raw emotion.
Album & Artwork
The album title, 'Dualis', is a Latin word meaning 'containing two things', reflecting the project's exploration of opposing elements in music.
Composition History
Randall Meyers' 'Simplexity for Solo Piano Nr. 1' is a newly commissioned work for this album and is a world premiere recording.
Composition History
Maurice Ravel's 'Ma mère l'Oye' was originally written as a piano duet for four hands in 1910, and the solo piano transcription on this album was made by his friend Jacques Charlot.
