
The Discovery Recitals: Jette Parker Young Artists Programme
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1/7Performer Biography
David Gowland, the Artistic Director of the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme since 2006, plays piano on all the recordings.
Composition History
Beethoven's "An die ferne Geliebte" was one of the first song cycles by a major composer, published in the same year as Weber's "Die Temperamente beim Verluste der Geliebten" in 1816.
Composer Biography
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, who composed "Drei Lieder" on this album, established the Hollywood style that inspired composers like John Williams and won an Academy Award for Best Original Score.
Recording & Production
The recordings were made in London at All Saints' Church in East Finchley, a live event space, to capture an intimate recital atmosphere.
Historical Context
The "Eight Polish Songs" by Francis Poulenc are settings of poems written by Polish people exiled from Poland in the 1940s.
Composition History
One of the songs on this album, Matt Redman's "Great Expectations," was created as recently as 2016.
Album & Artwork
This album, titled "The Discovery Recitals," is the first collection of recordings released by the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme.































