Sergei Rudnev's arrangement of the Russian folk song 'The Old Lime Tree' belongs to the 'protiazhnaia' (long drawn out) genre, where time signatures and bar lines are a Western notational convention.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Konstantin Vassiliev, a Russian composer, intended his Three Forest Paintings to convey the expressive poetry of forests, synthesizing various natures by connecting different period styles.
Composition History
Alan Rawsthorne's Elegy was completed by guitarist Julian Bream after Rawsthorne's death, using the composer's sketches to form an artistic whole.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Hans Werner Henze, a prominent German composer, developed his work Royal Winter Music from Richard of Gloucester's monologue, 'Now is the winter of our discontent,' and had the idea of generating more music from Shakespearean material.
Composer Biography
Alan Rawsthorne, a composer known for orchestral works and film scores, initially studied dentistry at Liverpool University before pursuing music professionally.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in high-resolution 24bit, 96kHz at the Protestant Church, Engelen, The Netherlands, in May 2015.
