This recording features a Steinway D grand piano from 1990, which was completely overhauled in 2019 by Klangmanufaktur Hamburg.
Composer Biography
Marianne von Martinez's Sonata in A major is an important example of women's contributions to composition during the Viennese Classical period.
Interpretation
Pianist Violetta Khachikyan's approach to the older works on this album involves rich, historically informed, and spontaneous ornamentation, creating a hybrid sound on a modern concert grand piano.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Maurice Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin, though written in his own time, uses the musical language and aura of François Couperin's era to create a sense of distance from the present.
Performer Biography
Violetta Khachikyan, the pianist on this album, is a prize winner of numerous international competitions, including the European Piano Competition in Bremen and the George Enescu Music Competition in Bucharest.
Compositional Technique
Samuel Scheidt's Variations on a Gagliarda by John Dowland show a similar harmonic structure to Jacquet de la Guerre's Chaconne, with surprising shifts between D major and F major.
Compositional Technique
Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre's Chaconne innovatively transforms the traditional improvisational model by having the bass jump into a lower register instead of linearly ascending.
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