Hartmut Rohde, the violist, has had works written for him by several composers, including Brett Dean, Ursula Mamlok, and Olli Mustonen.
Composer Biography
Josef Tal, the composer, was a student of Paul Hindemith, a significant composition teacher at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Josef Tal believed that in modern music, the connection between emotion and intellect must be actively created and integrated into a whole.
Performer Biography
Hartmut Rohde, the violist on this recording, has been a professor at the Berlin University of the Arts since 1993 and is a founding member of the Mozart Piano Quartet.
Performer Biography
Christian Seibert, the pianist, founded the Kleist Music School in Frankfurt (Oder) in 2013 and is its artistic director.
Composer Biography
Josef Tal was a pioneer in electronic music, establishing the Center for Electronic Music in Israel at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1961.
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