The performance of Richard Strauss's Don Quixote on this album is an arrangement for six instruments by Laszlo Varga, a Hungarian-born cellist.
Composer Biography
Ruth Schonthal, a German-born Jewish composer, fled Nazi persecution early in her life, first moving to Mexico and later America.
Composition History
Richard Strauss composed his tone poem Don Quixote in 1897, based on the novel by renowned Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes.
Recording & Production
The Nocturne for Flute, Horn and Piano by Rudolf Tillmetz is receiving its first professional recording on this album.
Compositional Technique
Ruth Schonthal's Theme and Variations for solo flute, composed in her late seventies, uses a chant-like theme followed by six variations that evolve organically.
Composition History
Rudolf Tillmetz, a German flutist and composer, wrote a large body of music focused on flute performance and education, including his Nocturne for Flute, Horn, and Piano.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Much of Ruth Schonthal's distinctive neo-Romantic style developed from subtle cultural influences drawn from her European heritage.
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