Eastbound: Schumann, Dvorak, Schreker (Works for String Orchestra)

Featuring

Daniel Dodds
Festival Strings Lucerne
Robert Schumann
Antonín Dvořák
Franz Schreker

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Robert Schumann consciously chose a non-specific title for 'Bilder aus Osten' to avoid it being interpreted as 'programme music' that reproduces literary concepts musically.

Compositional Technique

Dvořák's Serenade for Strings, Op. 22, consciously aligns with the tradition of Classical and pre-Classical suites, featuring a clear structure and easily identifiable musical ideas.

Composition History

Friedrich Hermann, a student of Mendelssohn, created three arrangements of Schumann's 'Pictures from the East,' including one for large string orchestra with symphonic ambitions.

Composer Biography

Antonín Dvořák, despite his 'New World' Symphony, had biographical roots leading to Prague, where he became a leading figure in the 19th-century Czech national movement.

Composition History

Robert Schumann's 'Bilder aus Osten' (Pictures from the East) was inspired by the 'Maqamat' by Al-Hariri, a classic narrative genre combining poetry and prose.

Album & Artwork

The album title 'Eastbound' refers to the idea that setting off towards the right-hand edge of a map of Europe leads to a world of fantasy and imagination.