Jean Cras's Cello and Piano Sonata is a youthful work, composed in 1901 when he was a 22-year-old naval officer.
Composer Biography
Jean Cras, a composer featured on this album, was a naval officer who signed his letters as a "Naval Cadet on board the St-Louis, Mediterranean Fleet."
Album & Artwork
The album title, "Invisibles," refers to the goal of bringing rare works from a music library's shelves into public awareness.
Composer Biography
Marcelle Soulage, a composer on this album, was a student of Nadia Boulanger and a multi-prize winner at the Paris Conservatoire.
Composition History
Pierre-Octave Ferroud's Sonata in A minor, dedicated to Sergei Prokofiev, premiered in 1933 at the Société du Triton, which Ferroud co-founded.
Instruments
Astrig Siranossian, the cellist on this album, plays a 1676 cello by Francesco Ruggieri and a 1756 cello by Gennaro Gagliano that once belonged to Sir John Barbirolli.
Composer Biography
Pierre-Octave Ferroud, a composer on this album, died tragically in a car accident in Hungary in 1936 at a young age.
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