Władysław Żeleński, a Polish composer, grew up in a home that encouraged practical music-making, though not music as an academic subject, and later earned a PhD in philosophy in Paris.
Performer Biography
Bernadene Blaha, the pianist on this album, is an internationally recognized recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician who co-founded the piano trio Latitude 41.
Performer Biography
Laurence Kayaleh, the violinist on this album, plays a 1742 Pietro Guarneri of Venice violin that once belonged to the eminent violinist and pedagogue Carl Flesch.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Władysław Żeleński, a Polish composer and teacher, actively sought to broaden the provincial outlook of the Kraków music scene, notably by initiating the Conservatory of the Kraków Music Society in 1888.
Composer Biography
Zygmunt Noskowski, a Polish composer, studied violin and composition with Stanisław Moniuszko at the Warsaw Conservatoire and later with Friedrich Kiel in Berlin.
Historical Context
This album provides an overview of Polish chamber music from the late 19th century, a period marked by a strong desire for national expression despite unfavorable political realities.
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