Enescu's Nocturne 'Ville d'Avrayen' was written as a tribute to the great violinist Yehudi Menuhin, the composer's student and lifelong friend, and was performed at the Menuhin family home.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For both Enescu and Bartók, folklore represented a return to humanity's initial musical spontaneity, which they believed was preserved in folk art.
Album & Artwork
The cover painting for this album is "Visare / Daydreaming" (1875/85) by Nicolae Grigorescu, a Romanian painter, from a private collection.
Composer Biography
Béla Bartók developed a lifelong passion for folklore after an epiphany listening to the songs of a Transylvanian nanny, becoming a major collector and a founder of ethno-musicology.
Composer's Artistic Vision
George Enescu and Béla Bartók, both born in 1881, were connected by their success in re-melting raw folk material into their own unique musical creations.
Composer Biography
George Enescu's destiny as a composer was marked by his early childhood experience of finding an alternate maestro and teacher in the village fiddler.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in October 2017 at Bayerischer Rundfunk München, Studio 2, with Torsten Schreier as the recording producer, editor, and mastering engineer.
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