The term 'École de Paris' (School of Paris) was coined in 1925 by publisher Michel Dillard to describe foreign composers living in Paris, including Tibor Harsányi, Alexandre Tansman, Bohuslav Martinů, Alexander Tcherepnin, and Marcel Mihalovici.
Performer Biography
Wen-Sinn Yang, the cellist on this album, is known for his enthusiasm for unknown and rarely performed music, and has recorded over 30 CDs, many of which are premiere recordings.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The composers of the 'École de Paris' aimed to translate the difficult-to-notate folk music idioms of their Eastern European homelands into standard musical notation.
Composer Biography
Bohuslav Martinů, a Czech composer, grew up in the border region between Bohemia and Moravia, where a village tailor taught him violin and nature taught him composition.
Composer Biography
Alexandre Tansman, a Polish composer, began composing at the age of eight and viewed musical creation as a form of escape from everyday life.
Recording & Production
This album features world premiere recordings of Tibor Harsányi's Rhapsodie and Sonate pour violoncelle et piano, and Marcel Mihalovici's Sonate dans le caractère d'une scène lyrique.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alexander Tcherepnin, a Russian composer, viewed music as a moral force capable of breaking down artificial barriers between peoples.
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