
Charles Koechlin likened the 16 piano pieces encompassing his cycle Les Heures Persanes to an imaginary voyage where the listener must be prepared to travel
The “concept” here seems to be nothing more ambitious than creating an album that is “pretty”–and so it is in a very superficial sense. However,
Swedish composer Emil Sjögren (1853-1918) is perhaps best remembered outside his native land for his songs that were popularized by the great tenor Jussi Björling,