Sefarad refers to the Jewish cultural sphere which had its origins in Spain and spread throughout the various countries of Southern Europe, North Africa, and the Eastern Mediterranean. The music on this recording represents some of the ways composer Sid Robinovitch has brought these worlds into his work.

Drawing his inspiration from Robert Schumann, Gilles Bellemare composed a complimentary perspective of Scènes de la Forêt called Scènes de l’autre forêt.