Pianist Martin James Bartlett was fascinated by how composers find inspiration from other artists, past and present, to express the human experience through art, especially the themes of love and death.
Compositional Technique
The melody of the Andante caloroso movement in Prokofiev's Sonata No. 7 is based on Robert Schumann's Lied 'Wehmut' (Sadness or Melancholy) from his Liederkreis Op. 39.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Prokofiev's 'war sonatas,' including Sonata No. 7, were influenced by his grief over the loss of close friends Vsevolod Meyerhold and Zinaida Raikh under Stalin's brutal reign.
Album & Artwork
The album's title, "Love and Death," was inspired by the piece "El Amor y la Muerte" from Granados's Goyescas, which forms the album's centerpiece.
Composition History
Enrique Granados performed his piano suite Goyescas for President Woodrow Wilson on March 7, 1916, shortly before his tragic death.
Composer Biography
Enrique Granados, composer of Goyescas, drowned trying to save his wife after their ferry was torpedoed by a German U-Boat while returning from a recital.
Composer Biography
Franz Liszt, composer and transcriber of several works on this album, turned to religion at the end of his life, receiving four minor orders and often being referred to as Abbé Liszt.
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