Schmidt-Kowalski, T.: Impressionen / Meditationen / Leidenschaft Und Fruher Tod / Die Wiederkehr Von Atlantis / Sternennacht
7/1/2009, 12 Tracks, 1:08:43
Featuring
Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski
Emilian Dascal
Leipziger Symphonieorchester
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Performer Biography
Emilian Dascal, the violist, is a founding member of the Celibidache String Trio and leads the viola department at the Music Academy in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Performer Biography
The Leipziger Symphonie Orchester, founded as a state orchestra in 1963, performs over 100 concerts annually and is a significant part of Saxony's musical life.
Performer Biography
Emilian Dascal, the violist on this album, founded the 'European Strings' in 2001 and was honored in 2007 for his worldwide contributions to Romanian music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski, born in 1949, consciously connects to the Romantic era's worldview, viewing Romanticism not as a past epoch but as a holistic attitude that values emotional experience alongside rational thought.
Composer Biography
During his studies, Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski developed an independent tonal compositional style, rejecting the prevailing avant-garde music of the time.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Schmidt-Kowalski seeks to revitalize Romanticism for the present day through compositions that consistently use a tonal musical language.
Composer Biography
Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski, the composer, developed fundamental musical knowledge autodidactically before beginning his composition studies in 1971.
