Credits:

Rate Kupper, Wolfgang Mozart

Description:

Pauline Garcia-Vialdo was a woman with an extremely singular presence in the musical and literary world of the 19th century. Her father was the renowned Spanish tenor Manuel, and she herself made her debut as a vocalist. A close friend of Chopin and Schumann, and a counselor to the great Russian writer Turgenev, she is known for her influence on many artists. She also showed her talent as a composer, and her numerous works include songs based on Chopin's mazurkas as well as original compositions. Her only son, Paul, inherited her musical talent and became a violinist. However, he was unable to surpass his too-great mother and eventually left music. In addition to the violin sonatas, she left several other works, all of which are colored by beautiful, long-lasting melodies. Naxos Japan