Russian Futurism Vol. 3

On this CD:

1. D'après Shelley, symphonic fragment in D major, Op. 04
Composed by Michael Gnesin
Performed by Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Konstantin Krimets

2. Requiem for two violins, viola, cello, and piano, Op. 11
Composed by Michael Gnesin
Performed by Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Konstantin Krimets

3. Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 63
Composed by Michael Gnesin
Performed by Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Konstantin Krimets

4. Songs of a Knight Errant for two violins, viola, cello and harp, Op. 28
Composed by Michael Gnesin
Performed by Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Konstantin Krimets

5. Adïgeya, sextet for violin, viola, cello, clarinet, horn and piano, Op. 48
Composed by Michael Gnesin
Performed by Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Konstantin Krimets

6. Jewish Orchestra at the Ball at Nothingtown, The, Op. 41
Composed by Michael Gnesin
Performed by Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Konstantin Krimets

7. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 24
Composed by Alexander Vasil'yevich Mosolov

8. String quartet No 01
Composed by Nikolai Andreyevich Roslavets

9. String quartet No 3
Composed by Nikolai Andreyevich Roslavets

10. String quartet No 03
Composed by Lev Konstantinovich Knipper

Tracks:

Ouverture Dramatique, Op.7 - Russian PO/Konstantin Krimets
At War (From The Diary Of A Dead Soldier) Op.26: Intro - Russian PO/Konstantin Krimets
At War (From The Diary Of A Dead Soldier) Op.26: 1. In The Trenches - Russian PO/Konstantin Krimets
At War (From The Diary Of A Dead Soldier) Op.26: 2. Attack - Russian PO/Konstantin Krimets
At War (From The Diary Of A Dead Soldier) Op.26: 3. Silence - Russian PO/Konstantin Krimets
At War (From The Diary Of A Dead Soldier) Op.26: 4. Funeral March - Russian PO/Konstantin Krimets
At War (From The Diary Of A Dead Soldier) Op.26: 5. Battle - Russian PO/Konstantin Krimets
At War (From The Diary Of A Dead Soldier) Op.26: 6. Ending - Russian PO/Konstantin Krimets
Hn Con in f, Op.40: I. - Gleb Karpushkin
Hn Con in f, Op.40: II. - Gleb Karpushkin
Hn Con in f, Op.40: III. - Gleb Karpushkin
Tpt Con Op.41 - Vladimir Gontcharov

Tracks:

Son-Fant: I. Andante Sostenuto - Kyril Rodin/Andrei Pisarev
Son-Fant: II. Allegro Drammatico - Kyril Rodin/Andrei Pisarev
Son-Fant: III. Andante Molto Largamente - Kyril Rodin/Andrei Pisarev
Son-Fant: IV. Allegro Deciso - Kyril Rodin/Andrei Pisarev
Son-Poem: Andante Espressivo/Moderato Sostenuto-Allegro/Andante Con Moto-Allegro Molto - Kyril Rodin/Andrei Pisarev
Dramatic Poem: Moderato Drammatico. Allegro Molto - Kyril Rodin/Andrei Pisarev
Three Characteristic Melodies to 'The Stone Guest', Op.51: Don Juan (Ser) Andantino - Kyril Rodin/Andrei Pisarev
Three Characteristic Melodies to 'The Stone Quest', Op.51: Donna Anna. Largamente - Kyril Rodin/Andrei Pisarev
Three Characteristic Melodies to 'The Stone Quest', Op.51: Laura. Allegro Moderato - Kyril Rodin/Andrei Pisarev
Son Op.7: I. Moderato - Kyril Rodin/Alexei Nesterenko
Son Op.7: II. Adagio Sostenuto - Kyril Rodin/Alexei Nesterenko
Son Op.7: III. Allegro Vivace - Kyril Rodin/Alexei Nesterenko

Customer Reviews:

Great music performed well!.......1999-05-24

This is some great music performed very well. Also the cost looks good for the amount of music your going to get.

Average customer rating:

Fascinating Stuff for Lovers of Russian Music
not what Futurism means and not convincing genres

Russian Futurism Vol. 3

Manufacturer: Arte Nova Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Tracks:

'D'apres Shelly' Symphonic Fragment In D Major Op.4
Requiem Op. 11
Trio For Piano, Violin And Cello Op.63
Songs Of A Knight Errant Op.28
Adigeya Op.48
The Jewish Orchestra At The Ball At Nothingtown Op.41: Quadrille
Jewish Orchestra At The Ball At Nothingtown Op.41: Polka
Jewish Orchestra At The Ball At Nothingtown Op.41: Romance
Jewish Orchestra At The Ball At Nothingtown Op.41: Valse
Jewish Orchestra At The Ball At Nothingtown Op.41: Gavotte
Jewish Orchestra At The Ball At Nothingtown Op.41: Petits pieds
Jewish Orchestra At The Ball At Nothingtown Op.41: Galop

Tracks:

String Quartet No.1 Op.24: I: Andante agitato
String Quartet No.1 Op.24: II: Adagio
String Quartet No.1 Op.24: III: Scherzo
String Quartet No.1 Op.24: IV: Allegro molto risoluto
String Quartet No.1: Allegretto grazioso
String Quartet No.3: Moderato
String Quartet No.3: I: Allegro moderato
String Quartet No.3: II: Allegro
String Quartet No.3: III: Andante
String Quartet No.3: IV: Adagio

Customer Reviews:

Fascinating Stuff for Lovers of Russian Music.......2001-08-12

Were these composers Futurists? Maybe not technically, but that shouldn't deter you from buying this disc. Gnesin's music (at least the works on this CD) are more folk-influenced, aesthetically along the lines of a latter day Borodin. Good music nontheless, and well worth listening to. The real find, however, are the string quartets of Mosolov and Roslavets. Mosolov's first quartet was written around the time of Bartok's middle quartets, and reminds one of that master's penchant for chromatic, rhythmic creepiness. If you've heard and enjoyed Gyorgy Ligeti's first String Quartet (a wondeful piece deeply indebted to Bartok), then you will like this one. This piece alone would be enough to sell the disc, but the inclusion of works but the little known Roslavets is a godsend. Perhaps the most deserving of the futurist label of these four, Roslavet's works should fascinate anyone on the outlook for something 'new' - if only more works by these unknown composers were available...

not what Futurism means and not convincing genres.......2000-08-17

Whether the Russian composers who roughly lived the beginning decades of the 20th Century harbored an affinity with Futurism as that which emanated from Fascist Italy is a point of contention.Luigi Russolo, and Marinetti was fascinated by noises(musique concrete),unmusical timbres produced by homemade instruments predating wonderfully the liberation of sound ushered in by Edgar Varese a little later in the Thirties. And Varese was much more vigorous in the means and ends he achieved,actually writing out scores and fashioning an impressive comprehensive musical language something the Italian Futurists never completed with any degree of sophistication or conviction. Their futurist content was more an addendum to the wider political sphere of Mussolini's Italy under the retrogressive monarchy of King Emmanuel.

The Russian composers exhibited on this disk I think had a more private introspective musical language, one more attuned with a brief retrogressive look into the colours and gestures of their cultural heritage,Jewish,Ukrainian and Russian.However the genre of the quartet is the wrong place to appraise their music. Mosolov did write impressive pieces which made reference to the new reality of industrialization(largely the Zhadnov cultural turn under Stalin),the myth and power of machines. He also has a piano solo modestly entitled "Rails" revealing a simple rhythmic motoric drive which pays homage to this new power. This First Quartet has a deep brooding grotesque at times drama to it. The moments are deeply disturbing trangressing between melodic repose to tension-ladened jabs,stabs and thrusts of repeated rhythms. The first movement alone is a 15 minute dramatic act, and easily can encompass a structure for an entire work,with three more movements to live through.

Nikolai Roslavets had sympathies with the 1917 Revolution,and he had a vision that the advancements of his musical language would have some degree of resonance within the social and political advancements of Lenin's coup d'etat. But the rigours of the musical Roslavets had envisioned, a form of dodecaphonic thinking,was placed far from the Bolshevik agenda, having to wait indefinitely. Experimental Russian musical culture is still waiting in many respects. And again here the genre of the string quartet is the wrong place to encounter the originality of Roslavet's vigorous music,more the piano solos should be encountered first. This quartet is indeed tame by comparison with a deep melodic content however with some coloristic display,but nothing unusual,nothing revealing his original voice of dodecaphonic thinking. Lev Knipper as well shows a somewhat advanced musical language.After a time of hibernation he finally made a career for himself as conductor in Iran throughout this period. The Gnessin is quite impressive pieces(an entire disk here) based on Jewish popular images revealing a good melodic sense flowing,on-going rhythms,but I take issue as whether this music has any affinity with Futurism by any definition.

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