This album was recorded in the Sendesaal Bremen from July 8-10, 2020, using a Bösendorfer 280 piano.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The American conceptual artist Seth Siegelaub defined art as the avoidance of routine, stating: 'Art is to change what you expect from it.'
Composer Biography
Louis Moreau Gottschalk, a Creole-American composer-pianist, founded a new type of pianistic virtuosity with his work Le bananier, which he wrote in Paris in 1846.
Performer Biography
Jimin Oh-Havenith, the pianist on this album, was born in Seoul, South Korea, and has recorded six solo CDs since 2013.
Interpretation
Jimin Oh-Havenith's piano playing is characterized by an exceptional sonority and fidelity to the text, with a warm sound embedded within the rhythmic structure.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's program aims to reveal new aspects of world-famous piano pieces by juxtaposing them with lesser-known works from the 18th to 20th centuries.
