IDAGIO | Exil 017685127120

Featuring

Eric Le Van
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Erich Zeisl
Ernst Toch
Arnold Schoenberg
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

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Composer's Artistic Vision

The composers on this album, despite their individual styles, all used their intellects to realize a singular vision, image, or intense feeling in their music.

Recording & Production

This album is a co-production of Bavarian Radio (BR) and Music & Arts, recorded in Studio 2 of Bayerischer Rundfunk in Munich from February 2-4, 2009.

Historical Context

The five composers on this album—Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Arnold Schoenberg, Ernst Toch, and Eric Zeisl—were all Jewish and forced to flee their Nazi-occupied homelands, settling in Los Angeles.

Cultural Impact

Many of these émigré composers, including Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Korngold, Toch, and Zeisl, contributed to Hollywood film scores, shaping early sound film.

Performer Biography

Eric Le Van, the pianist on this recording, is described as a 'brilliant pianist, youthful, ardent and communicative, magically fleet and affectionate' by Bryce Morrison of Gramophone.

Cultural Impact

Los Angeles became a cultural center due to the influx of artists like these composers, leading to encounters such as Schoenberg playing tennis with George Gershwin.

Album & Artwork

This album, titled 'EXIL / EXILE', features piano music by composers with roots in two continents, specifically those who were forced to flee Nazi-occupied Europe.