Kristian Bezuidenhout, the fortepiano player, won first prize and the audience prize at the Bruges Fortepiano Competition at age 21.
The fortepiano used in this recording is a 1987 instrument by Derek Adlam, modeled after an Anton Walter fortepiano from Vienna, circa 1795.
Kristian Bezuidenhout is a guest professor at the Schola Cantorum in Basel and the Eastman School of Music.
Petra Müllejans' musicality extends beyond early music to include klezmer, tango, and czardas violin.
This album was recorded in June 2008 at Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London, England.
Petra Müllejans, the violinist, is one of two artistic directors and the leader of the Freiburger Barockorchester.
The temperament used for this recording is Thomas Young, with A = 430.
