This album was recorded in Caird Hall, Dundee, on September 11 and 12, 2003.
Composer Biography
Moritz Moszkowski, whose Violin Concerto is on this album, taught notable pupils like Josef Hofmann and Wanda Landowska, and even Thomas Beecham studied orchestration with him.
Composer Biography
Moritz Moszkowski, a composer featured on this album, was a child prodigy who composed a piano quintet at the age of thirteen.
Composer Biography
Mieczysław Karłowicz, a composer on this album, was killed by an avalanche in the Tatra Mountains while skiing in 1909.
Performer Biography
Tasmin Little, the violinist on this recording, has performed with many of the world's great orchestras and conductors, and her repertoire includes nearly fifty concertos.
Historical Context
Moritz Moszkowski, a composer on this album, died in poverty after his considerable wealth, invested in German and Russian securities, became worthless after World War I.
Composition History
Mieczysław Karłowicz's Violin Concerto was composed for his former violin teacher, Stanisław Barcewicz, for a Berlin debut concert, even though Karłowicz hadn't written it when he first asked.
