Two of Marcelle de Manziarly's early compositions on this recording, her Violin Sonata and Piano Trio, were premiered by the prestigious Société Nationale de Musique (SNM) in the early 1920s.
Performer Biography
Cecilia Zilliacus, the violinist on this recording, is a professor of violin at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
Composer Biography
De Manziarly was a private music pupil of the celebrated French music teacher, conductor, and composer Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) from 1911, and they remained very close.
Composer's Artistic Vision
De Manziarly was able to absorb and reinvent various musical styles and influences, from early 20th-century French modality to mid-20th-century American dissonance.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Marcelle de Manziarly's compositional style was extremely diverse, ranging from experiments with metre, rhythm, and texture to highly dissonant writing and advanced instrumental techniques.
Performer Biography
Bengt Forsberg, one of the pianists, is renowned for playing unknown music by well-known composers and for exploring lesser-known and unjustly neglected composers.
Composer Biography
Marcelle de Manziarly (1899-1989) was a highly successful composer, conductor, pianist, and teacher, born in Kharkiv to a French father and Russian mother.
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