Schulhoff: Complete Music for Violin and Piano

Featuring

Bruno Monteiro
João Paulo Santos
Erwin Schulhoff

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Composer Biography

Erwin Schulhoff died in a concentration camp in 1942 after being captured by the Nazi regime in Czechoslovakia, unable to flee despite obtaining Soviet Union citizenship.

Performer Biography

Bruno Monteiro, the violinist on this album, is internationally recognized as a distinguished violinist, with critics praising his 'burnished golden tone' and 'unfailing assurance and eloquence'.

Historical Context

Schulhoff's professional life and creative choices were profoundly influenced by historical events, particularly his experience fighting in World War I, which led to a radical change in his musical style.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Schulhoff's return to Prague in 1923 marked a new phase where he discovered and cultivated Czech folk music, synthesizing it with elements like jazz and neoclassical style.

Composer Biography

Erwin Schulhoff, a Czech composer and pianist, began his musical studies at the Prague Conservatory at age 10 and later studied in Vienna, Leipzig, and Cologne.

Performer Biography

João Paulo Santos, the pianist on this album, is associated with Teatro Nacional de S. Carlos, the Lisbon Opera House, as Director of Musical and Stage Studies, and has conducted numerous operas.

Composer's Artistic Vision

After World War I, Schulhoff explored two extreme aesthetic movements: atonality and rhythmic emancipation associated with the Second Viennese School, and the absurdity and spontaneity of the Dada movement.