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Distrustful of virtuosity for its own sake, and aware of his own technical limitations, Giya Kancheli has deliberately avoided using the term "concerto" for his works for cello and orchestra, Simi and Mourned by the Wind. It may be said, however, that these pieces are concerto-like, insofar as sustaining long pitches and controlling the instrument's tone are equally challenging to the performer, and both pieces display serene, chant-like phrases that require a light touch and a steady bow arm. Kancheli's expressions are decidedly somber and meditative -- note the words in the subtitles, "bleak reflections" and "Liturgy in memoriam" -- and it may become obvious why he chooses to score many passages in the cello's and orchestra's lowest range and seldom ventures into the brighter upper octaves, except for occasional eerie harmonics and fleeting "night music" sonorities. The cello's central role in Simi is reversed in Mourned by the Wind, where the orchestra is dominant and the cello reduced to a less active part; yet cellist Alexander Ivashkin is the musician listeners will follow, and his subdued but warm playing is always distinctly separated from the orchestral mass, even at its loudest. The Russian State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Valery Polyansky, is fully engaged in these brooding performances, and Chandos' sound quality is evenly balanced.
© TiVo
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Giya Kancheli, Composer - Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Alexander Ivashkin, Cello, MainArtist - Valeri Kuzmich Polyansky, Conductor, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Karit datirebuli (Mourned by the Wind) (Giya Kancheli)
Giya Kancheli, Composer - Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Alexander Ivashkin, Cello, MainArtist - Valeri Kuzmich Polyansky, Conductor, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Giya Kancheli, Composer - Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Alexander Ivashkin, Cello, MainArtist - Valeri Kuzmich Polyansky, Conductor, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Giya Kancheli, Composer - Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Alexander Ivashkin, Cello, MainArtist - Valeri Kuzmich Polyansky, Conductor, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Giya Kancheli, Composer - Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Alexander Ivashkin, Cello, MainArtist - Valeri Kuzmich Polyansky, Conductor, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Albumbeschreibung
Distrustful of virtuosity for its own sake, and aware of his own technical limitations, Giya Kancheli has deliberately avoided using the term "concerto" for his works for cello and orchestra, Simi and Mourned by the Wind. It may be said, however, that these pieces are concerto-like, insofar as sustaining long pitches and controlling the instrument's tone are equally challenging to the performer, and both pieces display serene, chant-like phrases that require a light touch and a steady bow arm. Kancheli's expressions are decidedly somber and meditative -- note the words in the subtitles, "bleak reflections" and "Liturgy in memoriam" -- and it may become obvious why he chooses to score many passages in the cello's and orchestra's lowest range and seldom ventures into the brighter upper octaves, except for occasional eerie harmonics and fleeting "night music" sonorities. The cello's central role in Simi is reversed in Mourned by the Wind, where the orchestra is dominant and the cello reduced to a less active part; yet cellist Alexander Ivashkin is the musician listeners will follow, and his subdued but warm playing is always distinctly separated from the orchestral mass, even at its loudest. The Russian State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Valery Polyansky, is fully engaged in these brooding performances, and Chandos' sound quality is evenly balanced.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 5 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:55
- Main artists: Valeri Kuzmich Polyansky Russian State Symphony Orchestra Alexander Ivashkin
- Composer: Giya Kancheli
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Klassiek Symfonische muziek Symfonieën
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
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