Russian Chamber Music
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 95953
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 25
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 13th December 2019
Contents
Works
Piano Trio no.1 in D minor, op.32Piano Trio no.2 in F minor, op.73
String Quartet no.2 in A minor with two cellos, op.35
Piano Quintet in C minor
Piano Trio in D major
String Quartet no.1 in A major
String Quartet no.2 in D major
String Quintet in F minor
String Sextet in D minor (unfinished)
Trio in G major (unfinished)
Trio in G minor for two violins and cello on a Russian song 'What have I done to hurt you?'
Piano Quartet in A minor, op.31
String Quartet in F sharp minor, op.23
String Quintet in C minor, op.16
Violin Sonata no.2 in D major, op.20 'Poeme'
Novelettes (5), op.15
String Quintet in A major, op.39
Divertimento brillante on Bellini's 'Sonnambula'
Nocturne in E flat major
Trio pathetique in D minor
Variations on a Theme from Mozart's opera 'Die Zauberflote' in E flat major
Cello Sonata no.1 in D major, op.12
Cello Sonata no.2 in A minor, op.81
Cello Sonata in C major, op.119
Melodies (5) for violin and piano, op.35b
String Quartet no.1, op.50
String Quartet no.2 in F major, op.92
Violin Sonata no.1 in F minor, op.80
Violin Sonata no.2 in D major, op.94a
Visions fugitives, op.22 (arr. Sergei Samsonov for string quartet)
Cello Sonata in G minor, op.19
Trio elegiaque no.1 in G minor
Trio elegiaque no.2 in D minor, op.9
Piano Trio in C minor
Quintet in B flat major for piano and wind
Cello Sonata no.1
Piano Sonata no.5
Piano Trio no.3
Viola Sonata no.1
Viola Sonata no.2
Salon Pieces (9), op.11
Cello Sonata in D minor, op.40
Piano Trio no.1 in C minor, op.8
Piano Trio no.2 in E minor, op.67
Romances (7) on Poems of Alexander Blok, op.127
String Quartet no.2 in A major, op.68
String Quartet no.8 in C minor, op.110
String Quartet no.13 in B flat minor, op.138 (Adagio)
Piano Quartet in E major, op.20
Piano Quintet in G minor, op.30
Piano Trio in D major, op.22
Violin Sonata in A minor
Allegretto in E major for string quartet
Allegretto moderato in D major for string trio
Allegro vivace in B flat major for string quartet
Andante molto in G major for string quartet
Piano Trio in A minor, op.50 'In Memory of a Great Artist'
String Quartet in B flat major, op. posth.
String Quartet no.1 in D major, op.11
String Quartet no.2 in F major, op.22
String Quartet no.3 in E flat minor, op.30
Artists
Andrea Agostinelli (cello)Edward Auer (piano)
Alexander Bobrovsky (viola)
Tim Boulton (viola)
Alexander Blok (piano)
Christiaan Bor (violin)
Daniela Cammarano (violin)
Paolo Castellitto (viola)
Judith Chapman (cello)
Robert Cohen (cello)
Alessandro Deljavan (piano)
Alexander Detisov (violin)
Andrei Diev (piano)
Andrei Gridtchuk (viola)
Alexander Kniazev (cello)
Luca Magariello (cello)
Dmitri Makhtin (violin)
Matthias Maurer (viola)
Alexander Mndoiantz (piano)
Rainer Moog (viola)
Eldar Nebolsin (piano)
Cecilia Novarino (piano)
Daniele Orlando (violin)
Alexander Osokin (cello)
Nathaniel Rosen (cello)
Paul Rosenthal (violin)
Alexander Russakovsky (cello)
Timora Rosler (cello)
Staffan Scheja (piano)
Michele Sidener (viola)
Sergei Soudzilovski (cello)
Igor Suliga (viola)
Marcus Thompson (viola)
Rian de Waal (piano)
Klara Wurtz (piano)
Bolshoi Theatre Soloists
Endellion String Quartet
Fine Arts Quartet
Linos Ensemble
Members of the New Philharmonia Wind Ensemble London
Moscow String Quartet
Moscow Trio
Quartetto Energie Nove
Trio Carducci
Works
Piano Trio no.1 in D minor, op.32Piano Trio no.2 in F minor, op.73
String Quartet no.2 in A minor with two cellos, op.35
Piano Quintet in C minor
Piano Trio in D major
String Quartet no.1 in A major
String Quartet no.2 in D major
String Quintet in F minor
String Sextet in D minor (unfinished)
Trio in G major (unfinished)
Trio in G minor for two violins and cello on a Russian song 'What have I done to hurt you?'
Piano Quartet in A minor, op.31
String Quartet in F sharp minor, op.23
String Quintet in C minor, op.16
Violin Sonata no.2 in D major, op.20 'Poeme'
Novelettes (5), op.15
String Quintet in A major, op.39
Divertimento brillante on Bellini's 'Sonnambula'
Nocturne in E flat major
Trio pathetique in D minor
Variations on a Theme from Mozart's opera 'Die Zauberflote' in E flat major
Cello Sonata no.1 in D major, op.12
Cello Sonata no.2 in A minor, op.81
Cello Sonata in C major, op.119
Melodies (5) for violin and piano, op.35b
String Quartet no.1, op.50
String Quartet no.2 in F major, op.92
Violin Sonata no.1 in F minor, op.80
Violin Sonata no.2 in D major, op.94a
Visions fugitives, op.22 (arr. Sergei Samsonov for string quartet)
Cello Sonata in G minor, op.19
Trio elegiaque no.1 in G minor
Trio elegiaque no.2 in D minor, op.9
Piano Trio in C minor
Quintet in B flat major for piano and wind
Cello Sonata no.1
Piano Sonata no.5
Piano Trio no.3
Viola Sonata no.1
Viola Sonata no.2
Salon Pieces (9), op.11
Cello Sonata in D minor, op.40
Piano Trio no.1 in C minor, op.8
Piano Trio no.2 in E minor, op.67
Romances (7) on Poems of Alexander Blok, op.127
String Quartet no.2 in A major, op.68
String Quartet no.8 in C minor, op.110
String Quartet no.13 in B flat minor, op.138 (Adagio)
Piano Quartet in E major, op.20
Piano Quintet in G minor, op.30
Piano Trio in D major, op.22
Violin Sonata in A minor
Allegretto in E major for string quartet
Allegretto moderato in D major for string trio
Allegro vivace in B flat major for string quartet
Andante molto in G major for string quartet
Piano Trio in A minor, op.50 'In Memory of a Great Artist'
String Quartet in B flat major, op. posth.
String Quartet no.1 in D major, op.11
String Quartet no.2 in F major, op.22
String Quartet no.3 in E flat minor, op.30
Artists
Andrea Agostinelli (cello)Edward Auer (piano)
Alexander Bobrovsky (viola)
Tim Boulton (viola)
Alexander Blok (piano)
Christiaan Bor (violin)
Daniela Cammarano (violin)
Paolo Castellitto (viola)
Judith Chapman (cello)
Robert Cohen (cello)
Alessandro Deljavan (piano)
Alexander Detisov (violin)
Andrei Diev (piano)
Andrei Gridtchuk (viola)
Alexander Kniazev (cello)
Luca Magariello (cello)
Dmitri Makhtin (violin)
Matthias Maurer (viola)
Alexander Mndoiantz (piano)
Rainer Moog (viola)
Eldar Nebolsin (piano)
Cecilia Novarino (piano)
Daniele Orlando (violin)
Alexander Osokin (cello)
Nathaniel Rosen (cello)
Paul Rosenthal (violin)
Alexander Russakovsky (cello)
Timora Rosler (cello)
Staffan Scheja (piano)
Michele Sidener (viola)
Sergei Soudzilovski (cello)
Igor Suliga (viola)
Marcus Thompson (viola)
Rian de Waal (piano)
Klara Wurtz (piano)
Bolshoi Theatre Soloists
Endellion String Quartet
Fine Arts Quartet
Linos Ensemble
Members of the New Philharmonia Wind Ensemble London
Moscow String Quartet
Moscow Trio
Quartetto Energie Nove
Trio Carducci
About
The set opens with Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857), widely considered a colossus of Russian music who cast a shadow of influence through successive generations of composers. Next, probably the best-known composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), receives due recognition here. While his most famous works are the ballets, this release sheds light on some of his lesser-known chamber music such as the abandoned Quartet Movement in B flat. Dating from 1865, the movement is all that remains of the composer’s first attempt to compose a string quartet, and the main theme draws its melody from a Ukrainian folksong heard by Tchaikovsky from a gardener at Kamenka (he would later use the same theme in Scherzo à la russe). The same disc also includes String Quartet no.2 in F, op.22, which Tchaikovsky considered to be his finest work.
Along with the greats, including Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Borodin, Prokofiev and Rachmaninov, this release brings our attention to the hidden gems of the Russian chamber repertoire. Nikolai Roslavets (1881–1944), for example, is a sorely overlooked pioneer of modernism and a victim of censorship. Praised as ‘the Russian Schoenberg’ by Nikolay Myaskovsky, he experimented with atonality and sought to reorganise the twelve-tone scale, as well as form and rhythm. The Soviets, however, were less impressed and his music was officially repressed from 1930. To avoid detection by the authorities, the composer even went so far as to falsify three different versions of his autobiography. After his death his manuscripts were confiscated, and his name was excluded from Soviet literature and musical dictionaries. The revival of his music only came about in the second half of the century.
This release is a collector’s item for connoisseurs of Romantic-era music seeking to expand their collection, or for anyone seeking to dip into the world of Russian chamber music who is unsure of where to start. The Russian chamber music genre is intimate and detailed, yet the music here packs in the emotional force of a symphony.
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