Candida Thompson, the artistic director of Amsterdam Sinfonietta, played Brahms with the legendary violinist Isaac Stern and members of Amsterdam Sinfonietta in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw in 1998.
Composer Biography
Antonín Dvořák, the Czech composer, was born the son of a butcher and worked as a violist in various orchestras to support himself before his international breakthrough as a composer.
Interpretation
For the works by Pavel Haas and Erwin Schulhoff, originally conceived for string quartet, Marijn van Prooijen wrote out a beautiful double-bass part for this string orchestra performance.
Historical Context
The music of Pavel Haas and Erwin Schulhoff, two composers featured on this album, was declared 'entartet' (degraded) at the end of the 1930s but has been rediscovered and performed in recent decades.
Compositional Technique
Erwin Schulhoff's Five Pieces for String Quartet combine neoclassical compositional techniques with jazz and other popular musical forms, aligning him with composers like Stravinsky, Poulenc, and Hindemith.
Composition History
Antonín Dvořák composed his Serenade for Strings in a mere twelve days, reflecting one of the happiest periods in his life.
Album & Artwork
This album combines a romantic masterpiece with two compositions from the inter-war period, featuring composers Dvořák, Haas, and Schulhoff, all rooted in the region of Bohemia.
