Some composers on this album, like Vally Weigl, Franz Mittler, and Bohuslav Martinů, emigrated to the United States due to Nazi racial persecution.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vally Weigl's compositions, like her suite 'Oiseau de la vie' ('Bird of Life'), often feature the flute as a symbol of birds and are linked to nature's cycles.
Composer Biography
Bohuslav Martinů, a composer featured on this album, experimented with modern French neo-Classical developments and jazz idioms after moving to Paris in 1923, while retaining Czech folk elements.
Historical Context
Many composers from Austria-Hungary, including some on this album, traveled or emigrated after the dissolution of the Habsburg Empire in 1918, absorbing new musical trends.
Compositional Technique
Sándor Jemnitz's Sonata for solo flute approaches dodecaphony, featuring all twelve chromatic tones in its opening, yet maintains an overall tonality.
Performer Biography
Karl-Heinz Schütz, the solo flautist on this recording, is the solo flautist with the Vienna Philharmonic and has won first prizes at the Carl Nielsen International Competition and the International Flute Competition Kraków.
Composer Biography
Vally Weigl, a composer of Czech Jewish origin, moved to the United States after the Nazi Anschluss in 1938 and became a pioneer in music therapy.
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