Throughout his life, Bohuslav Martinů strove to rediscover the natural 'sense of space' and 'purity of form' in music that framed his childhood.
Performer Biography
Petr Nouzovský, a cellist recognized as one of Europe's eminent musicians of his generation, plays a 1921 Georg Rauer cello.
Performer Biography
Gérard Wyss, a pianist and chamber musician, has performed with renowned artists such as cellists Pierre Fournier and Mstislav Rostropovich, and violinist Arthur Grumiaux.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Martinů absorbed many fundamental influences, including French Impressionism, jazz, Neo-Classicism, the English madrigal, and Czech and Moravian folk tunes.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Martinů admired French art, especially its order, purity, equilibrium, and exquisite taste, which led him to study in Paris with composer Albert Roussel.
Historical Context
Inspired by the tribulations of his homeland after the Nazi takeover in 1939, Martinů composed his Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1.
Composer Biography
Bohuslav Martinů, a world-famous Czech composer of the 20th century, was born in a small room at the top of the spire of St. James Church in Polička.
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