Magical Places (Evocative Symphonic Poems for Piano Duet)

Featuring

Anthony Goldstone
Caroline Clemmow
Goldstone and Clemmow
Modest Mussorgsky
Hugo Alfvén
Jacques Ibert

Anatoly Lyadov
Benjamin Britten
John Ireland

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Historical Context

Jacques Ibert's music was banned by the Vichy government in 1940, despite his position as Director of the Académie de France, but this ban was reversed by Général de Gaulle in 1944.

Composer Biography

Jacques Ibert, a prolific French composer, won the prestigious Prix de Rome for composition on his first attempt, an award that eluded Ravel five times.

Composer Biography

Modest Mussorgsky's lifelong addiction to alcohol and epilepsy, stemming from his youth in the Imperial Guard Cadet School, contributed to his early death at 42.

Album & Artwork

The album features three world premiere recordings, including Modest Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain and Anatoly Lyadov's The Enchanted Lake.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Modest Mussorgsky was part of 'The Mighty Handful', a group of five Russian composers who aimed to create music with a distinct Russian character using folk elements.

Composition History

Hugo Alfvén's Midsummer Vigil (Swedish Rhapsody No. 1) was inspired by his experiences at midsummer festivities and folk music on the Stockholm archipelago in the 1890s.