Valery Arzumanov, a Russian composer living in France, was born in 1944 in Kotchmes, where his parents were deported as "enemies of the people."
Composer Biography
Liszt composed his "Valses oubliées" from 1881 onwards, while living an austere and pious life, traveling between Weimar, Budapest, and Rome.
Compositional Technique
Béla Bartók's piano writing, like Prokofiev's, incorporates a novel percussive element, making noise and resonance as expressive as melody and harmony.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's concept is built around the idea that all miniature works can be considered "fleeting visions," leaving a deep imprint on those who grasp their essence.
Compositional Technique
Franz Liszt's late works, including the "Valses oubliées," introduced elements like open tonality, sober melodic lines, and complex harmony, foreshadowing 20th-century musical developments.
Album & Artwork
The album's title, "Visions fugitives," is inspired by a poem by Russian Symbolist poet Konstantin Balmont, which also influenced Prokofiev's work of the same name.
Performer Biography
Nathalia Milstein, born in 1995 into a family of Russian musicians, began piano lessons at age four with her father, Serguei Milstein.
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