A brand new Bösendorfer Concert Piano VC280 was provided by Bösendorfer Klavierfabrik GmbH for this recording.
Album & Artwork
PIANOVERSAL, the label releasing this album, launched in June 2017 as the world's first purely digital publishing music label for classical and contemporary piano music.
Performer Biography
Tomas Dratva, the Swiss pianist on this album, debuted with the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich in 1992 while still a student.
Performer Biography
Tomas Dratva's artistic activity includes the study of contemporary music, searching for new discoveries and re-discoveries, and an in-depth engagement with historical pianos.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in October 2016 at the Radiostudio Zürich.
Composer's Artistic Vision
While his operas and orchestral works address large societal questions, Janáček's piano music focuses on the inner world of intimate feelings and memories.
Composer Biography
Leoš Janáček, a Moravian composer, is considered one of the most important composers at the turning point of musical modernity in the early 20th century.
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