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Diehard fans of the avant-garde and the truly bizarre may find this CD of new accordion music provocative and entertaining, but others are likely to find it a perverse novelty item at best or utterly annoying at worst. For this 2003 release from Stradivarius, Trio Solotarev performs original works and arrangements of piano music for three bajans, and it is hard to deny the musicians' prodigious skills and abundant energy. Yet there is little to love about these performances of music by Ligeti, Schnittke, Tiensuu, Gubaydulina, and Kusjakov, for the range of timbres is limited and the tone in all the works is quite harsh and aggressive. Clusters and other thick dissonances dominate, and they sound either wheezy at soft dynamics or abrasive and nasty at their loudest. The greatest variety of colors are exploited in Gubaydulina's In croce, where the addition of a cello extends the sonic palette and contributes a deeper expressive dimension. Yet it is far from a pleasant experience: while its title refers merely to the crisscrossing of parts, the music is agonizing, and it is difficult to ignore the unintended but distressing implication of crucifixion. Stradivarius provides exceptional sound quality, but the vivid recording makes the music even more painful than it needs to be.
© TiVo
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Etudes, Book 2 (György Ligeti)
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Trio Solotarev, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Trio Solotarev, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer - Trio Solotarev, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
Canon in Memoriam Igor Stravinsky (arr. for 3 accordions) (Alfred Schnittke)
Alfred Schnittke, Composer - Trio Solotarev, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
mutta (Jukka Tiensuu)
Jukka Tiensuu, Composer - Trio Solotarev, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
Et exspecto (Sofia Gubaidulina)
Sofia Gubaidulina, Composer - Germano Scurti, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
Sofia Gubaidulina, Composer - Germano Scurti, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
Sofia Gubaidulina, Composer - Germano Scurti, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
Sofia Gubaidulina, Composer - Germano Scurti, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
Sofia Gubaidulina, Composer - Germano Scurti, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
In croce (version for cello and bayan) (Sofia Gubaidulina)
Sofia Gubaidulina, Composer - Germano Scurti, Artist, MainArtist - Francesco Dillon, Artist
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
Accordion Sonata No. 1 (Anatoly Kusyakov)
Anatoly Kusyakov, Composer - Trio Solotarev, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
Anatoly Kusyakov, Composer - Trio Solotarev, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
Anatoly Kusyakov, Composer - Trio Solotarev, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
Anatoly Kusyakov, Composer - Trio Solotarev, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
Album review
Diehard fans of the avant-garde and the truly bizarre may find this CD of new accordion music provocative and entertaining, but others are likely to find it a perverse novelty item at best or utterly annoying at worst. For this 2003 release from Stradivarius, Trio Solotarev performs original works and arrangements of piano music for three bajans, and it is hard to deny the musicians' prodigious skills and abundant energy. Yet there is little to love about these performances of music by Ligeti, Schnittke, Tiensuu, Gubaydulina, and Kusjakov, for the range of timbres is limited and the tone in all the works is quite harsh and aggressive. Clusters and other thick dissonances dominate, and they sound either wheezy at soft dynamics or abrasive and nasty at their loudest. The greatest variety of colors are exploited in Gubaydulina's In croce, where the addition of a cello extends the sonic palette and contributes a deeper expressive dimension. Yet it is far from a pleasant experience: while its title refers merely to the crisscrossing of parts, the music is agonizing, and it is difficult to ignore the unintended but distressing implication of crucifixion. Stradivarius provides exceptional sound quality, but the vivid recording makes the music even more painful than it needs to be.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:10
- Main artists: Trio Solotarev Germano Scurti Francesco Dillon
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Stradivarius
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2004 Stradivarius (P) 2004 Stradivarius
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