The album "Romantic Connections" is conceived as a concert, complete with an encore, featuring pieces that have been concert favorites of the Funderburk-Návratová Duo.
Performer Biography
Jeffrey Funderburk, a tuba virtuoso, was hailed as the "next international tuba virtuoso" by 'Pipers' Magazine on his first solo tour of Japan.
Composition History
Robert Schumann's Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70, was originally entitled 'Romanze und Allegro' and scored for horn and piano, with the publisher later adding options for violin or violoncello.
Compositional Technique
Jacques Castérède's "Sonatine" is intended as a dialogue between two equal voices, rather than a solo instrument with accompaniment.
Performer Biography
Jeffrey Funderburk, one of the performers, was President of TUBA, an international professional organization for tuba and euphonium with over 2500 members, from 1995-1997.
Composition History
Max Bruch, a German composer, used a well-known Jewish synagogue chant for the Day of Atonement as the basis for his composition Kol Nidrei, Op. 47, despite not being Jewish himself.
Performer Biography
Iva Návratová, the pianist on this album, was appointed as a teacher for Piano Accompaniment and Chamber Music at the Academy for Musical Arts in Brno, Czech Republic, immediately after completing her studies.
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