This album, "Ernst: Complete Music, Volume Three," was recorded in the Foellinger Great Hall of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois, in May 2011.
Performer Biography
Ian Hobson, the pianist on this recording, won First Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1981, marking the beginning of his international career.
Performer Biography
Sherban Lupu, the violinist on this recording, was awarded the title of Commander of the National Order of Merit and Service by the President of Romania in January 2004 for his worldwide musical and cultural activities.
Cultural Impact
Ernst's Élégie sur la mort d'un objet chéri, Op. 10, was so popular that it was transcribed for numerous instruments and even appeared in Tolstoy's novella, The Kreutzer Sonata.
Performer Biography
Ian Hobson is the first-ever artist to record the complete works of Chopin, including three-quarters of an hour of music never before recorded.
Composer Biography
Robert Schumann, the famous composer, was advised by Ernst to pursue music professionally after hearing one of Ernst's concerts.
Composer Biography
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, the composer featured on this album, was Paganini's most significant rival and the first Jewish violin virtuoso of international renown.
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