CONTEXT: Erwin Schulhoff: Chamber Music and Jazz February 22, 2009

Erwin Schulhoff's dazzlingly original and energetic music is only just becoming known to concert-goers.A gifted Czech composer and pianist, he lived a life of creative experimentation: raised on the Romantics, entranced by the innovations of the early 20th century, and especially enchanted by American jazz.

Selections from the 1920's include, Concertino for Flute , Viola and Double Bass; the Duo for Violin and Cello; Five Pieces for String Quartet and several of his wildly inventive jazz inspired pieces for solo piano.