Sasha Rozhdestvensky, the violinist on this album, plays several violins, including a Guarneri del Gesù and a Stradivarius loaned to him by the Stradivari Society, for which he is an ambassador.
Performer Biography
Josiane Marfurt, the pianist, received first prize for her piano sonata in YAMAHA's young composers program and won several Swiss national competitions for young musicians.
Composer Biography
Tchaikovsky's music often reflects the intense and demonstrative emotional impulses common in Russian culture, which arose from centuries of hardship and invasion.
Composer Biography
Modern research suggests Tchaikovsky's homosexuality and related emotional experiences, including infatuations and disappointments, are reflected in his music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tchaikovsky aimed to create quality music that would earn international respect while remaining true to Russian melody, sound, and style.
Composition History
The piece 'Oh! Chante Encore!' on this album is a world premiere recording of Tchaikovsky's arrangement for violin and piano, a score believed to have been lost until discovered by Sasha Rozhdestvensky.
Composition History
Many works on this album, originally for violin and piano, also exist in arrangements for violin and orchestra, some by Tchaikovsky himself and others by different composers.
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