Both Jacques Offenbach and Friedrich Gulda were great admirers of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whom they considered a spiritual ancestor.
Compositional Technique
Friedrich Gulda's Cello Concerto features a hybrid wind ensemble, blending elements of a big band and a classical wind band, and incorporates diverse styles like rock-funk, Tyrolean folk, and jazz-rock.
Composer Biography
Friedrich Gulda died on January 27, 2000, which was the anniversary of Mozart's birth, a coincidence he had wished for.
Composer Biography
Friedrich Gulda, an iconoclastic pianist, was known as the 'enfant terrible' of post-war Vienna and a 'king of crossover' music.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at La Ferme de Villefavard in Limousin, France, a converted granary with exceptional acoustics designed by Albert Yaying Xu.
Composer Biography
Jacques Offenbach, a renowned cellist, settled in Paris in the mid-19th century and became an undisputed master of operetta.
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