Louis Schwizgebel, the pianist on this album, gained international recognition in 2012 after winning 2nd prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition.
Album & Artwork
All works on this album are musical transcriptions of poems, reflecting themes of fantasy, death, nature, and suffering.
Recording & Production
The album was recorded from April 1 to 3, 2013, at Radio Zürich, Studio 1, in Switzerland.
Instruments
Pianist Louis Schwizgebel performs on a Steinway D piano, tuned by Urs Bachmann, for this recording.
Performer Biography
Louis Schwizgebel, the pianist, won the Geneva International Music Competition at age seventeen and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York two years later.
Recording & Production
The album was produced in coproduction with SRF 2 Kultur, a Swiss radio station.
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