Michael Jarrell, born in 1958, is a prominent contemporary composer who teaches in Vienna and Geneva, as well as at numerous European seminars.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Jarrell's music explores states of dream and unreality, seeking a moment of truth often found in the lowest sonorities and slowest tempi, where time stands still.
Instruments
Renaud Capuçon plays the Guarneri del Gesù 'Panette' violin from 1737, which previously belonged to Isaac Stern.
Performer Biography
Tabea Zimmermann, the violist on this album, has inspired many composers to write for the viola and has introduced numerous new works into the standard repertoire.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Jarrell's compositions are interrelated by a distinctive tone and recurring features, which he constantly reworks in different contexts, aiming for shifts in perspective rather than ostensible originality in each piece.
Performer Biography
The Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, conducted by Pascal Rophé, performs over 200 symphony concerts annually and reaches one of the largest audiences in Europe with nearly 9,000 subscribers.
Performer Biography
Renaud Capuçon, the violinist on this album, has been appointed 'Chevalier dans l'Ordre National du Mérite' and 'Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur' by the French Government.
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