This album, titled "Kol Nidrei: Elegy for Pamela," is a memorial to Pamela Majaro, MBE (1932-2016), who was instrumental in promoting chamber music.
Performer Biography
The Wihan Quartet, the ensemble performing on this album, won the First Prize and the Audience Prize at the London International String Quartet Competition in 1991.
Recording & Production
The album was recorded in June and July 2017 at the Sound Studio, Music and Dance Faculty, Academy of Performing Arts, Prague.
Composition History
The Cavatina from Beethoven's String Quartet in Bb, Op 130, was included on this album because Pamela Majaro wished to hear it on her deathbed.
Composer Biography
William Zinn, whose 'Kol Nidrei Memorial' is featured, was a composer-violinist who performed under the world's greatest conductors and composed over 500 works.
Performer Biography
The Wihan Quartet affectionately referred to Pamela Majaro, the dedicatee of this album, as 'our English mother' due to her support and guidance.
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