Darius Milhaud, a French composer, provided strong support to Eric Zeisl, an Austrian-American composer, during Zeisl's time in Paris and helped his family immigrate.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Eric Zeisl, an Austrian-American composer, was deeply inspired by Joseph Roth's novel 'Job', which led him to prioritize his Hebraic heritage in his music.
Composer Biography
Austrian-American composer Eric Zeisl was forced to flee Vienna in 1938, finding refuge first in Paris and then relocating to the United States in 1939.
Album & Artwork
The album title, 'Paris <> Los Angeles', reflects the journey of Austrian-American composer Eric Zeisl, who fled Vienna to Paris before relocating to Los Angeles, and his friendship with Darius Milhaud.
Composer Biography
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his Sonata in E minor, K.304, during a painful and frustrating period in Paris in 1778, marked by his mother's death and a lack of success.
Recording & Production
The album includes the world premiere recording of the first movement of Eric Zeisl's unpublished Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 2 (1919), discovered in the Zeisl Collection archives at UCLA.
Compositional Technique
Mozart's Sonata in E minor, K.304, is his only work in that key and his only violin sonata in a minor mode, often associated with the dramatic events of his life at the time.
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