This album focuses on Bohuslav Martinů's songs from 1910-1912, a period when he began writing in earnest and favored Czech poets from the 19th century.
Composer Biography
Bohuslav Martinů, the composer, was born in a bell-tower in Polička, Bohemia, where his father worked as a watchman.
Composer Biography
Bohuslav Martinů and his wife fled Paris in June 1940, four days before the German army marched into the city, eventually reaching New York in March 1941.
Composer Biography
Bohuslav Martinů was expelled from the Prague Conservatory around 1910, after having been relegated to the Organ School.
Performer Biography
Giorgio Koukl, the pianist, was born in Prague and studied there before moving to Switzerland in 1968.
Performer Biography
Jana Wallingerová, the mezzo-soprano, sang the alto solo in Dvořák's Requiem Mass at the state funeral of Václav Havel in 2011.
Performer Biography
Giorgio Koukl, the pianist, is considered a leading interpreter of Bohuslav Martinů's piano music, having recorded the composer's complete solo piano works.
