
Emil Bohnke (1888-1928) was better known in his day as a violist and a conductor, although his various chamber and orchestral compositions had champions in
Eduard Erdmann (1896-1958) made his reputation as a pianist more than as a composer. In the latter capacity, his career suffered from the post-War “Darmstadt”
Alexandre Tansman’s “Honegger meets Stravinsky via Bartók” Cello Concerto adds yet another strand to this neglected composer’s colorful orchestral tapestry. It’s beautifully written and scored:
A respected pedagogue and composer in the first part of the 20th century, Heinz Tiessen’s music vanished in the post-war, post-Darmstadt wasteland that is contemporary
This terrific disc presents yet another of those wonderful French ballets from the pre-World War II period, of which there seems to be an almost
Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986) was born in Poland but spent nearly all of his professional career living (and composing) elsewhere, including Hollywood. His music tends to