Tansman was a protégé of Maurice Ravel, a cosmopolitan, erudite, and charming figure, and became an important guest at Parisian artistic salons.
Composer Biography
Tansman's music was performed by famous artists of his time, including conductors Leopold Stokowski and Serge Koussevitzky, pianist Artur Rubinstein, and cellist Pablo Casals.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, across two sessions in late 2007 and early 2008.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tansman, like his mentor Ravel, believed that a composer should embrace influences, digest them, and find their own unique path.
Compositional Technique
The 'Tansman chord,' a juxtaposition of two major triads, earned its moniker as early as 1931.
Composer Biography
Tansman toured the world in 1932-33, visiting India, Japan, China, the Philippines, Java, and Bali, and performed for Gandhi and the Emperor of Japan.
Composer Biography
Alexandre Tansman, born in 1897 in Poland, left for Paris at age twenty after winning three prizes in a national composition competition.
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