Podcast: Bohuslav Martinu’s Piano Concertos
- 11 November, 2009
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Czech-born composer Bohuslav Martinu was born in a church tower in Policka, Bohemia in 1890. He became a student in the Prague Conservatory, and played with the Czech Philharmonic before moving to Paris to study composition. When World War Two broke out, he fled Europe and moved to the United States where he taught at the Mannes School of Music in New York. All the while, he composed incessantly – including the two piano concertos on this disc. Performers include pianist Robert Kolinsky, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Sinfonieorchester Basel.
Album details…
Catalogue No.: Ondine ODE 1158-2
Podcast: Download (Duration: 20:00 — 16.1MB)
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.., this is a nice concert in deed.. i am really fascinated with playing the piano… i love this artists…
Although I never had the chance to listen to Bohuslav Martinu before, I recently heard a recording of one of his pieces. He's an excellent and creative composer.
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