The songs on this album express romantic elements such as intimacy, individualization, folklore, philosophy, religion, synesthesia, mood setting, and the accumulation of emotions, dreams, and fears.
Composer Biography
Pauline Viardot, an opera singer and the only woman composer on this album, was admired by Liszt and considered one of the few professional female composers of her time.
Performer Biography
Anna Radziejewska, the mezzo-soprano, has performed in prestigious venues worldwide, including Teatro alla Scala and the Salzburg Festspiele.
Composer Biography
Gabriel Fauré, a composer featured on this album, created extraordinary works despite suffering from progressive deafness.
Composition History
The album's concept arose from a desire to provide professional recordings of romantic masterworks, as many are still unavailable despite a return in their concert popularity.
Historical Context
Romantic music, while often associated with the 19th century, is considered by musicologists to embody a spirit of romanticism that appears throughout European cultural history.
Performer Biography
Justyna Reczeniedi, the soprano on this album, was the last student of Bogna Sokorska, known as the "Nightingale of Warsaw."
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