The album was recorded in a consecrated church in Berlin that also functions as a recording studio and concert venue, featuring a C. Bechstein Konzertflügel D 282 piano.
Compositional Technique
Federico Mompou, a Spanish-born composer, came from a family of bell makers, and his music often features a distinctive bell-like sound.
Performer Biography
Carmen Stefanescu studied piano at the Cologne Academy of Music after spending ten years as a keyboardist in various bands, embracing music beyond genre boundaries.
Composition History
Jean Sibelius, a Finnish composer, collected folk songs from across Karelia, a historical region of Finland and Russia, during a scholarship-funded journey, which inspired some of his Impromptus.
Performer Biography
Carmen Stefanescu's mother was a sound engineer at Bucharest's radio station, bringing home Beethoven and Mozart records that sparked her early love for classical music.
Interpretation
Pianist Carmen Stefanescu considers the meaning of the lyrics very important for her interpretation and rendition of the music, even when playing piano transcriptions without text.
Performer Biography
Carmen Stefanescu, the pianist, fled the Ceausescu regime with her parents at age 7, moving from Romania to Germany via Israel and Italy.
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