Kerstin Feltz, the cellist, won first prize at the 6th International Bach Competition in Leipzig in 1980 and also received awards at the Jeunesses Musicales, Pablo Casals, and International Tchaikovsky Competitions.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Michail Travlos's compositions for solo instruments avoid showy virtuosity, instead focusing on clever and effective techniques that create rich textures and meaningful musical expression.
Composer Biography
Michail Travlos, born in Piraeus in 1950, studied composition in West Berlin with professor Isang Yun at the Music Academy of Berlin.
Recording & Production
This album, Michail Travlos's "PROPORTIONS," is a digitized collection of solo works originally produced on vinyl in 1990.
Compositional Technique
Michail Travlos's works on this album incorporate elements from Greek Folk Music, sometimes explicitly, and sometimes within a more 'advanced' compositional idiom.
Composer Biography
Michail Travlos has received numerous awards, including first prizes in the International Composer's Competition 'Jenuesses Musicales-Belgrade' and the International Competition in Stuttgart, both in 1979.
Performer Biography
Diana Vranoussi, the pianist on this album, graduated from the Athens Conservatory with honors at age nineteen and received a scholarship from the Athens Academy for studies in Paris.
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