Johann Carl Eschmann, a composer whose name is unknown to many musicians, studied with Mendelssohn, Moscheles, and Gade in Leipzig.
Composer Biography
Niels Wilhelm Gade, a Danish composer, had his breakthrough when Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy conducted his first symphony in Leipzig.
Composer Biography
Carl Reinecke, a German composer, studied with Mendelssohn and Schumann in Leipzig and later became Gewandhauskapellmeister and director of the Conservatory there.
Performer Biography
Vladimir Ashkenazy, the pianist on this recording and father of Dimitri Ashkenazy, is described as one of the most eminent musicians of the 20th and early 21st centuries.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded on September 1-2, 2012, and September 5, 2013, at the Franz-Liszt-Zentrum in Raiding.
Composer Biography
Carl Nielsen, a Danish composer, was featured on the 100 crown bill from 1999 to 2010 and was regarded as a Danish national hero later in his life.
Performer Biography
Dimitri Ashkenazy, the clarinetist on this recording, was born in New York, grew up in Iceland, and later moved to Switzerland, where he still lives.
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