The album's title, "Entre Orient & Occident" (Between East & West), reflects a journey through pieces created between 1896 and 1996, questioning and expanding Europe's historical borders and identity.
Performer Biography
The Banque Populaire Corporation Foundation supports young musicians like Virgil Boutellis-Taft, a laureate, by enabling them to perform, tour, and record their first albums.
Performer Biography
Guillaume Vincent, the pianist, began performing recitals and concertos with orchestras at age 10 and entered the Paris Conservatoire at 13.
Performer Biography
Virgil Boutellis-Taft, the violinist on this album, plays a Domenico Montagnana violin from 1742, previously owned by Régis Pasquier, thanks to a private patron.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Romantic era saw a systematic approach to ethnomusicology, primarily initiated by Bartók, who, with Kodály, scientifically collected oral traditions from Central Europe, Turkey, and Algeria.
Historical Context
The attraction to the East has been a constant theme in European history, influenced by Byzantium, Islamic countries, the Ottoman Empire, and trade routes to the Far East.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in June 2016 in the Byzantine Hall of the Béhague Palace, which is the residence of the Romanian Ambassador in France.
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