Clive Greensmith, the cellist on this recording, was a member of the world-renowned Tokyo String Quartet for 15 years, performing over one hundred concerts annually.
Composer Biography
Pál Hermann was arrested in Toulouse in April 1944 and deported to the Drancy transit camp, then to Kaunas and Estonia, where he died during the war.
Recording & Production
The Cello Concerto on this album is a full-length work expanded by composer Fabio Conti, based on Hermann's unfinished first movement and melodic material from other Hermann works.
Historical Context
Due to institutionalized anti-Semitism in Hungary during the 1920s and '30s, many promising young Hungarian musicians, including Hermann, left the country.
Performer Biography
Theodore Kuchar, the conductor, is one of the most frequently recorded conductors of his generation, appearing on over 130 albums.
Composer Biography
Hermann studied at the Royal National Hungarian Academy of Music, now the Franz Liszt Academy, where his main teachers included Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók.
Composer Biography
Pál Hermann, a performer-composer of the early 20th century, was a superb cellist and chamber musician who also composed works for his own performance and for friends.
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