This album is a co-production with Deutschlandfunk and was supported by the 'Neustart Kultur' programme of the Deutscher Musikrat.
Compositional Technique
Anatol Vieru used 'Eratosthenes' sieve,' an ancient algorithm for prime numbers, in several works to create complex music from a simple vocabulary.
Performer Biography
Irmela Roelcke, the pianist, specializes in rediscovering and performing rarely played or forgotten piano and chamber works, including the first recording of Artur Schnabel's Piano Quintet.
Composer Biography
Anatol Vieru, the composer, and his family were interned in the Iași ghetto during World War II as Jews, narrowly escaping a pogrom.
Compositional Technique
Anatol Vieru's orchestration often integrates traditional Romanian instruments like panpipes and dulcimer into the modern symphony orchestra.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Anatol Vieru developed a compositional method called the 'sieve principle' to generate a soundblock of 61 notes, which he adhered to for the rest of his life.
Composer Biography
Anatol Vieru taught at the Bucharest Conservatoire for 35 years and guest-lectured abroad at institutions like the Juilliard School and Darmstadt.
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Impressions d'enfance
Dvorák: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 87; Sonatina in G, Op. 100; Romatic Pieces, Op. 75 - Expanded Edition
Morningside Music Bridge 2002 Highlights Collection
