Enescu: Complete Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 1
2/6/2014, 8 Tracks, 1:07:07
Featuring
Axel Strauss
Ilya Poletaev
George Enescu
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Composer Biography
George Enescu, the composer, was called 'the greatest musical phenomenon since Mozart' by Pablo Casals.
Composer's Artistic Vision
George Enescu's music organically combines German drama, French refinement, and the vitality of Romanian folk music.
Composer Biography
As a boy, George Enescu, the composer, studied in Vienna and played under the baton of Brahms.
Performer Biography
Ilya Poletaev, the pianist, harpsichordist, and fortepianist on this album, won First Prize at the 2010 International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig.
Performer Biography
Axel Strauss, the violinist on this album, was the first German artist to win the international Naumburg Violin Award in New York.
Performer Biography
Axel Strauss, the violinist, premiered 'Two Awakenings and a Double Lullaby,' a work written for him by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis.
Composer's Artistic Vision
George Enescu's music is characterized by its complexity, overlapping melodic lines, and constant modification, avoiding symmetry and literal repetition.
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