Patrice Fontanarosa views the act of creating and performing music as being 'in love' or 'in a state of loving,' which he considers the driving force behind his playing.
Composition History
Heitor Villa-Lobos's Deux Chôros, W227, and Nicolaï Rimsky-Korsakov's Fantaisie de concert, op.33, featured on this album, are noted as world premiere recordings from 1970 and 1971 respectively.
Performer Biography
The album features performances by Patrice Fontanarosa alongside his siblings, Renaud and Frédérique Fontanarosa, in various chamber music settings.
Recording & Production
For technical reasons, this edition of the album was created by digitizing original LPs (CDs 1-9) rather than using the original master tapes, meaning some inherent defects from the LPs could not be removed.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Patrice Fontanarosa, the violinist, describes playing music as reaching a state where 'time no longer counts' and 'everything vibrates,' akin to a feeling of eternity.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Patrice Fontanarosa believes that music does not need to be explained with words, but rather through the act of playing it.
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