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Alexander Knaifel (born 1943) is a part of that generation of composers who were born in the Soviet Union, who are now Russian (or dead, or in one case Estonian) and who have turned their hands to avant-garde writing. His colleagues include Denisov, Goubaïboulina, Pärt, Silvestrov and Schnittke. But the Soviet avant-garde didn't have much in common with the avant-gardist dictatorship of Western Europe, and its musicians were always ready to make use of elements of tonality, of perceptible rhythms, in a never-ending search for expression, rather than novelty for novelty's sake. After the fall of the Soviet empire, Knaifel turned his music increasingly towards religious themes: these were works like Confession, here, for piano, in which the performer has to barely murmur the words, so that they are scarcely audible above a ghostly whisper. Or Oh Lord of All My Life, for basso voice and piano or This Child after the Gospel According to Luke. The few choral pieces on the album, sung by the Lege Artis Choir, contain two prayers to the Holy Ghost. Knaifel's musical language constantly evolves from marvellous surrealism and luminous serenity, with a controlled, unusually slow, pace. © SM/Qobuz
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Traditional, Author - Alexander Knaifel, Composer - Lege Artis Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Boris Abalian, Conductor, MainArtist - Victor Dinov, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Alexeev, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 ECM Records GmbH
Alexander Knaifel, Composer - Oleg Malov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Dinov, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Alexeev, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 ECM Records GmbH
Alexander Knaifel, Composer - Tatiana Melentieva, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oleg Malov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aleksandr Pushkin, Author - Victor Dinov, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Alexeev, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 ECM Records GmbH
Alexander Knaifel, Composer - Oleg Malov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Dinov, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Alexeev, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 ECM Records GmbH
Alexander Knaifel, Composer - Oleg Malov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Dinov, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Alexeev, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, Author - Alexander Knaifel, Composer - Piotr Migunov, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Oleg Malov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aleksandr Pushkin, Author - Victor Dinov, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Alexeev, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, Author - Alexander Knaifel, Composer - Lege Artis Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Boris Abalian, Conductor, MainArtist - Victor Dinov, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Alexeev, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 ECM Records GmbH
Alexander Knaifel, Composer - Tatiana Melentieva, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Piotr Migunov, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oleg Malov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aleksandr Pushkin, Author - Victor Dinov, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Alexeev, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 ECM Records GmbH
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Alexander Knaifel (born 1943) is a part of that generation of composers who were born in the Soviet Union, who are now Russian (or dead, or in one case Estonian) and who have turned their hands to avant-garde writing. His colleagues include Denisov, Goubaïboulina, Pärt, Silvestrov and Schnittke. But the Soviet avant-garde didn't have much in common with the avant-gardist dictatorship of Western Europe, and its musicians were always ready to make use of elements of tonality, of perceptible rhythms, in a never-ending search for expression, rather than novelty for novelty's sake. After the fall of the Soviet empire, Knaifel turned his music increasingly towards religious themes: these were works like Confession, here, for piano, in which the performer has to barely murmur the words, so that they are scarcely audible above a ghostly whisper. Or Oh Lord of All My Life, for basso voice and piano or This Child after the Gospel According to Luke. The few choral pieces on the album, sung by the Lege Artis Choir, contain two prayers to the Holy Ghost. Knaifel's musical language constantly evolves from marvellous surrealism and luminous serenity, with a controlled, unusually slow, pace. © SM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:39
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Oleg Malov Tatiana Melentieva Piotr Migunov Lege Artis Choir Boris Abalian
- Composer: Alexander Knaifel
- Label: ECM New Series
- Genre: Classical
© 2018 ECM Records GmbH ℗ 2018 ECM Records GmbH
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