Peter Sheppard Skærved, a violinist on this album, has had over 400 works written for him by various composers.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at four different locations: Hastoe Village Hall, St. John the Baptist in Aldbury, and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.
Performer Biography
Peter Sheppard Skærved is the only living violinist to have performed on the violins of Ole Bull, Joachim, Paganini, and Viotti.
Performer Biography
Linda Merrick, a clarinetist on this album, is the Principal of the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and has commissioned over 40 new concertos.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's title, "Polychromy," refers to the composer Mihailo Trandafilovski's long-standing interest in the "many colours" of music, explored through sonority, harmonic language, and technique.
Composition History
All compositions on this album were written for specific performers, who are friends and collaborators of the composer Mihailo Trandafilovski.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Mihailo Trandafilovski's music consistently explores underlying principles like hierarchical organization of harmonic language and the interaction of tension and release, regardless of the surface sound.
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