Mon rêve familier

Featuring

Janina Ruh
Boris Kusnezow
Igor Stravinsky
Pēteris Vasks
Régine Wieniawski (Poldowski)
Damian Scholl

Nikolai Myaskovsky

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Pēteris Vasks, a Latvian composer, aims to provide 'food for the soul' with his music, which often radiates peace and introspection.

Composer Biography

Nikolai Myaskovsky, born in 1881, initially pursued a military career like his father before dedicating himself to music, leaving behind an extensive body of work.

Interpretation

Janina Ruh often combines her voice and cello in concerts, sometimes even performing both simultaneously, which she finds has become easier with practice.

Performer Biography

Janina Ruh is a singer and cellist, a double talent that SWR2 supported for three years as a New Talent.

Compositional Technique

Stravinsky's Suite Italienne is based on his earlier Pulcinella music, incorporating 18th-century music by Pergolesi.

Composer Biography

Poldowski, pseudonym of Régine Wieniawski, was the daughter of the famous violinist Henri Wieniawski and dedicated most of her creative work to songs.

Composition History

Damian Scholl, a composer born in 1988, wrote 'Mon rêve familier' specifically for Janina Ruh after learning about her dual talent as a singer and cellist.