Aleksander Tansman, a Polish composer, moved to Paris to pursue a serious artistic career after his work was met with "difficult-to-explain distance and cautiousness" in Poland.
Composer Biography
Aleksander Tansman emigrated to the United States during World War II, a move facilitated by his friendship with Charlie Chaplin, whom he had befriended in the late 1920s.
Compositional Technique
Tansman's Sonatina No. 1 for violin and piano contrasts humorous and reflective elements, with odd-numbered movements featuring euphonic harmonies and even-numbered ones dominated by dissonances.
Compositional Technique
Aleksander Tansman's Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano, while rooted in major-minor tonality, innovatively expands its sonoristic spectrum through numerous modulations and original harmonic solutions.
Critical Reception
During his lifetime, Aleksander Tansman's works were marginalized in Poland, and he only received full recognition in his home country in 1983.
Performer Biography
Ludwika Maja Tomaszewska-Klimek, the violinist on this album, is the concertmaster of the Grand Theatre Orchestra in Łódź and a graduate of the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź.
Performer Biography
Hanna Holeksa, the pianist on this album, made her debut in the Zurich Tonhalle after winning the RAHN Musikpreis in Zurich.
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