Tcherepnin: Prelude to "La princesse lointaine", Op. 4 & Narcisse et Echo, Op. 40

Featuring

Łukasz Borowicz
Moon Yung Oh
Bamberger Symphoniker
Vocal ensemble
Nikolai Tcherepnin

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Historical Context

During World War II, Tcherepnin was so impoverished that he burned the orchestral parts of his Sinfonietta to heat his apartment.

Compositional Technique

In his ballet 'Narcisse et Echo', Tcherepnin used symmetrical chord divergence when Narcissus sees his reflection, mirroring the visual effect in the music.

Cultural Impact

Tcherepnin's most famous work, the ballet 'Pavillon d'Armide' (op. 29, 1903), was the starting point for Sergei Diaghilev's legendary Ballets Russes.

Composer Biography

Tcherepnin studied composition with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, graduating in 1898.

Performer Biography

The Bamberg Symphony, founded in 1946 by ex-members of the German Philharmonic Orchestra Prague, traces its roots back to Mahler and Mozart.

Composer Biography

Nikolai Tcherepnin, born in 1873, was the son of a famous physician who was Fyodor Dostoevsky's personal doctor and knew composers Modest Mussorgsky and Alexander Serov.

Composer Biography

Sergei Prokofiev, who dedicated several works to him including his First Piano Concerto, was among Tcherepnin's students at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.