Isidora Žebeljan's mature works are structured like short stories or films, with musical events forming a single experience, where motifs have a narrative function rather than being developed into themes.
Performer Biography
The Brodsky Quartet, formed in 1972, has performed over 3000 concerts and released more than 60 recordings, maintaining a prominent presence in the international chamber music scene.
Composer Biography
Isidora Žebeljan, born in Belgrade in 1967, is considered the most outstanding and internationally acclaimed Serbian composer.
Instruments
The Brodsky Quartet's violins include a 1793 Lorenzo Storioni played by Daniel Rowland and a c.1615 Gio. Paolo Maggini played by Ian Belton.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Isidora Žebeljan's musical thinking was fundamentally shaped by the melancholic and passionate melodies, rich ornamentation, and complex rhythms of Serbian, Romanian, Hungarian, and Gypsy music from the Banat region where she grew up.
Performer Biography
The Brodsky Quartet is named after the great Russian violinist Adolf Brodsky, to whom Tchaikovsky dedicated his violin concerto.
Performer Biography
Stefan Dohr, who performs on this album, is considered one of the best horn players in the world and is the principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
