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The Georgian Chamber Orchestra of Ingolstadt and their principal conductor Ruben Gazarian present their third new recording. Rodion Schedrin’s “Carmen Suite,” is a tribute to the great Russian prima ballerina and choreographer Maya Plisetskaya (1925-2015). The recording also honors her husband, the composer Rodion Shchedrin, who will celebrate his 85th birthday in 2017. This release is a live recording of a concert which took place on October 15, 2015 in Ingolstadt. Shchedrin composed “Carmen Suite” in the mid-1960s for his wife. The composition for strings and percussion is music taken from a ballet based on motives from Georges Bizet’s Opera “Carmen.” Familiar melodies from the opera “Carmen” are stylistically transformed by the use of colorful instrumentation which creates a markedly different atmosphere, as well as by the use of sharpened rhythms. Furthermore, the “Carmen Suite” also reflects upon motives from the second “L’Arlesienne Suite.” The premiere of the “Carmen Suite” on the 20th of April 1967 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow caused an enormous scandal: Schhedrin’s Carmen, portrayed by Plisetskaya in a highly erotic manner, was too suggestive for the Soviet society of the time. In spite of this, Plisetskaya was to personify Shchedrin’s Carmen in approximately 350 performances, for the last time in 1990 at the age of 65.

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A brilliant pianist and organist, Shchedrin has appeared throughout the entire world as a successful performer of his own works. A second CD with recordings from 1964 and 1983 of his own piano works has appeared within the Edition Rodion Shchedrin on WERGO. This CD chiefly introduces his early works for piano, with the exception of "Notebook for the Youth", which was written in 1981 and which is, in contradiction to the title, not only meant for young people, but also for the advanced concert pianist. Shchedrin recorded this CD in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, "the place with the best acoustics in Moscow" - at night, when the team got the desired peace and quietness which is absolutely indispensable for recording quiet and "transparent" music. "Yes, we were children of our time and of our country where we were born and where we lived. You cannot run away from that. Time always leaves it's mark," says Rodion Shchedrin.

On the occasion of the composer's 75th birthday on 16 December 2007, WERGO continues publishing CDs within the Edition Rodion Shchedrin with a world premiere recording. The Russian choral opera "Boyarina Morozova" describes the schism in the Russian Orthodox Church that began in the seventeenth century. This religious conflict, whose effects are still felt today, ignited in reaction to the ecclesiastical reforms of Nikon, then patriarch of Moscow. The composer's preface: "Setting to music this terrible page in the history of the schism of the church and the rise of the Old Believers in Russia and the bitter fates of the people involved was a long-held dream. Several times I began it, but each time I dropped it again, because I could not, it seemed to me, suitably tackle this gripping theme. Only when it became clear to me that it should take the musical form of a 'Russian choral opera' did my work make progress. As literary materials I used texts from the two great books 'The Life of Protopope Avvakum, Written by Himself', and 'The Life of Boyarina Morozova, Princess Urusova, and Mariya Danilova'. The four soloists (Boyarina Morozova; her sister, Princess Urusova; Protopope Avvakum, and Czar Alexei Mikhailovich) would be joined by three instrumental soloists: trumpet, timpani, and a percussionist playing other instruments. The choir would not only take on the usual role of a choir but that of the orchestra, which sometimes plays the part of a narrator, sometimes that of a modest accompanist."

Rodion Shchedrin's “Carmen Suite” is well-known in the world of theater und of the opera. Its popularity is altogether unique in the history of modern music – but only a small part of his multifaceted oeuvre notable for its unmistakably Russian character and, at the same time, its international aura. A brilliant pianist and organist, Shchedrin has appeared throughout the entire world as a successful performer of his own works. “I am very glad that WERGO releases recordings of my music from past years. The company Melodiya who had recorded them made brilliant recordings of classical and contemporary music at that time … Today, they are almost history, but it may be all the more interesting to listen to them after such a long time in comparison to those difficult and turbulent years.” (Rodion Shchedrin)The composer remembers his recording of the "Polyphonic Notebook": "Whenever the piano in the recording studio sounds good, it plays better, as though somehow unfettered. We stopped for a break only at midnight. There was strong tea in the thermos flask. We decided to go on, rather than to postpone the rest of the recording to the following day. By three in the morning Veprintsev had had enough. He could take no more and left. I continued with Yelena Buneyeva. Nothing came between us and success – the piano sounded quite magical that night ..."

The Turkish pianist Idil Biret was one of the greatest child prodigies of the 20th century. Her recital at the Boston Conservatory demonstrated that she is no less prodigious today. 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The book details the harrowing events surrounding the 7/7 London bombings in which the lives of Julie's daughter Jenny and fifty-one others were cruelly taken. The writing and recording of this disc has been a 5 year process - gradually refining the material through live performances until it felt ready. The songs with words are all settings of texts quoted in the book or included in Jenny's funeral service. 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21.99 .25 BERLIN CLASSICS COMPACT DISCS CLASSICAL CHRISTMAS / CHANUKKAH 09/09/2008 https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/8/4/5/1/1401548.jpg 4 1 N WIDOR / BOELLMANN / REUBKE / POHL ORGAN WORKS 782124939922 BLN9399.2 06440572 .00 18.99 .23 BERLIN CLASSICS COMPACT DISCS CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC & RECITALS 07/20/1999 https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/3/7/5/1/1401573.jpg 4 1 N VIERNE / JOHANNSEN ORGAN WORKS 409350832505 CARU83250SACD 14281020 .00 21.99 .16 CARUS SUPER-AUDIO CD CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC & RECITALS 02/10/2009 https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/b/500/5/6/0/3/1473065.jpg 3 1 N WEISS,ORION / BACH / SCRIABIN / CARTER / MOZART ORION WEISS PLAYS BACH SCRIABIN MOZART CARTER 634479788734 YLRD78873.2 15812599 .00 21.99 .21 YARLUNG RECORDS COMPACT DISCS CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC & RECITALS 06/28/2011 https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/b/500/6/9/2/4/1404296.jpg 89 1 N WIDOR / BUNDY / FILSELL CHANSONS DE MER / LA NUIT / NUIT MYSTERIEUSE It may seem strange to associate Charles-Marie Widor (the foremost organ virtuoso of his day) with the restrained art-form of the French m�lodie. Yet it formed an important part of his output and he played a major part in it's establishment as a serious art-form. He composed nearly a hundred, including the song-cycle Chansons de mer in which the sea's constant ebb and flow, rendering all things transitory, reflects human life in it's ever-changing moods. The remaining m�lodies demonstrate the maturation of Widor's style in different ways. 747313234578 NXS8572345.2 15101655 .00 19.99 .19 NAXOS COMPACT DISCS CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC & RECITALS 06/29/2010 https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/b/500/5/5/8/7/1657855.jpg 5 1 N JANACEK / BRNO PHILHARMONIC ORCH / HRUSA LACHIAN DANCES / SUITE FROM OPERA THE CUNNING 099925392321 SPP3923.2 14155253 .00 31.99 .20 SUPRAPHON COMPACT DISCS CLASSICAL OPERA / OPERETTA / ORATORIO 11/25/2008 https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/7/5/1/2/1452157.jpg 3 1 N BITRAN / RUIZ / OLGUIN / ALVARES / PIAZZOLLA MI CHELADA TRACKS 1. Ech� Alejandro Cardona 2. Telegramas Alejandro Cardona 3. Profec�a Alejandro Cardona 4.Usted Gabriel Ruiz 5. Vayamos al Diablo Astor Piazzolla 6. The Day After Miguel del Aguila 7. Lo que Vendr� Astor Piazzolla 8. Dan-S�n Enrico Chapela 9. Jog-Alap Sidartha Siliceo-Alvaro Bitr�n 10. Ciudades Oscuras Eduardo Gamboa 11. Mountain Song Nawang Kechog-Alvaro Bitr�n 12. Digital Gabriela Ortiz 13. El Tiempo y el Olvido Cesar Olgu�n �lvaro Bitr�n �lvaro Bitr�n was born in Chile of a family of distinguished musicians. He started playing the cello at the age of seven and concluded his formal studies at Indiana University under the guidance of world renowned cellist Janos Starker. In 1982 he founded the Cuarteto Latinoamericano, a string quartet that now enjoys world-wide recognition. In addition to frequent tours of both North and South America, the quartet also tours Europe, Israel and New Zealand. Recent performances have included New York's Carnegie Hall, Washington's Kennedy Center and Milan's Teatro Alla Scala. His recordings (more than 50 in all) have appeared in various labels such as Dorian, New Albion and Urtext and have received several prizes, including two Grammy Nominations in 2001: Best Chamber Music Performance and Best Classical CD at the Latin Grammys. �lvaro Bitr�n is regularly invited to play as soloist with some of the major orchestras in our continent: Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina and Venezue- la symphony orchestras, Dallas Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seattle and San Antonio Symphony in the U.S. and Ottawa's National Arts Center Orchestra in Canada, among others. �lvaro Bitr�n is firmly committed to the creation of new music for his instrument and has premiered and recorded many new works dedi- cated to him. He has recently released two cello and piano CD's featuring new mu- sic by Latin American composers, as well as traditional repertoire. He has devoted much of his energy to teaching and is responsible for the development of an entire generation of cellists in Mexico. Currently he is a faculty member at the National Arts Center in Mexico City, at the UANL in Monterrey and at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. He offers seminars and master classes in many universities in the US and M�xico and plays in a cello built by Martin Stoss, in 1817, in Vienna. Mi Chelada This project was born in the attic of my house in The Woodlands, Texas in 2004. On those lonely Texan nights, with my son Daniel controlling the recording sessions and playing percussion and myself at the cello, we discovered the great pleasure of mixing strings, microphones and mallets ... years later, while living in Monterrey, that experiment materialized in this disk. In this musical adventure many different sounds converge, as well as many external and internal characters, all born in a delirious year, marked by strong personal life experiences. How could I explain such a diverse combination of musical works, united only by the sound of the cello? Perhaps as a self-portrait, using as a brush only the music that surrounds me at this moment in my life? Or maybe as a 'divertimento', a project -heterogeneous in appearance brought together solely by the fine thread of pleasure? Or perhaps as my birthday present a wink of an eye to my half-century of 'residence on Earth'? In any case, a small sign, my minimal contribution with what I do best, to this violent world that surrounds me. This unique experience of recording so many voices with my cello led me to explore my inner voice in search of the sound and character that each part required: a classic Mexican bolero, a Hindu raga with sitar, a tango with bandoneon by Piazzolla, a duet with Tibetan flute, a Dan-Son with tropical percussions, a blues for six cellos, and many other sound universes. In this musical journey, I lived with many of the characters who share my world as an interpreter. Nevertheless, my goal has been to disap- pear in order to let the music speak, leaving, however, a minimal personal mark along the way: the texture of the sound, the tempo of a sigh, a slight trace of the soul. This musical adventure led me to put forth all the traditional and con- temporary virtuosity of cello playing in works as complex as Ech� and Digital, while at the same being thrown into the fascinating world of improvisation in Raga Jop and Mountain Song. An additional challenge was the synchronization of all voices, reaching it's extreme with nine cellos in Dan-Son. The challenge was not only the rhythmic coordination, but also and above all, the unity of musical intention, in order to make the music flow in the atmosphere of freedom in which it loves to dwell. Finally I must thank the dear friends who have enriched this recording with their talent: Gabriela Ortiz, Cesar Olgu�n, SidarthaSiliceo, Nawang Kechog, Ricardo Gallardo, Alfredo Bringas. Alejandro Cardona, Miguel del Aguila, EnricoChapela, Javier Alvarez, Javier Montiel, and Enrique Mendoza. And of course to my dear daughter Alina, whose solar presence has illuminated my life and my dear son Daniel, without whom this recording would not exist. In addition to collaborating with his musical talent and his impressive technical knowledge, Daniel has been my partner and accomplice in this whole project. This album is dedicated to Marielena Arizpe, my muse, wife and partner, with whom I have had the privilege of sharing this life journey. 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With Maris Sirmais, the choir is fortunate to work with an extraordinary choral director. The expressivity of his conducting places both the singers and the audience under his spell. In his experienced hands, the acoustics of the ancient, legendary Eberbach Monastery are transformed into a faithful ally and magician's assistant. I am sure that after hearing this CD you will share my joy and enthusiasm as well." (Rodion Shchedrin) With his Russian Liturgy, "The Sealed Angel", Rodion Shchedrin has written a work of inner contemplation of timeless relevance, which will deeply move every listener who approaches the piece with an open heart. Live recording of the concert on 17 July 2009 during the Rheingau Musik Festival in the great basilica of the Eberbach Monastery.

A great introduction to Shchedrin's piano music.

Two of Rodion Shchedrin's works are entitled Concerto cantabile and Concerto sotto voce. These two epithets - sotto voce and cantabile - can be applied to much of his output. He produced bright, brilliant pieces (like the justly famous Carmen-Suite ballet), or works full of daring, rough folk humor (like the popular Concerto for Orchestra Naughty Limericks). Still, the core of Shchedrin's music is dark-hued, philosophic, often religious, always thoughtful. The spiritual closeness to Bach is evident, and not only in the abundance of old-fashioned polyphony. Probably the most successful of the Soviet composers that emerged in the Fifties under the shadow of Shostakovich, Shchedrin is the one with his face turned to the past. Not technically: he knows and uses all the atonal - polytonal - dodecaphonic - aleatoric - you name it - brushes. His music rarely grips you from the first measure: it requires submergence and listening. But when you are in - you are in. And you can be sure that the experience won't leave you with disappointing emptiness: those simple, sparse, seemingly tuneless constructs are genuine, deep music. It is strange. It is Art.
 
More and more of Shchedrin's music is recorded in the West, but these are mostly concertos and choral works of the latest years. The more welcome is then the all-Shchedrin piano recital of pieces from his first creative period, presented so sympathetically by Marina Lomazov.
 
I can't say that I completely understand the logic of the Piano Sonata of 1962. The second and third movements hold very naturally together - the second is a dim, deep abyss, the third a devilish toccata, burning like black fire. Preceding these two goes a much lighter Allegro da Sonata, like an echo of Petrushka's Shrovetide Fair. It is attached, but does not seem to belong.
 
The ten preludes from The Polyphonic Notebook (1972, the latest composition on this disc) are very interesting and rewarding. I wish all 25 were recorded, but even the present torso is a wonderful sequence, full of delicacy and balance. This is one of Shchedrin's Bachianas. The texture is sparse - listen to the lower voices!
 
The earliest composition - Poem of 1954 - could be a page from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. The Humoresque, similarly, may evoke Prokofiev in his more angular self. Yet its voice is not derivative, and the piece is funny and memorable. A la Albéniz is a cold-smoke tango, with enough big pauses for glances, yes and nos, and other decisions. Together, these three miniatures show how multi-faced Shchedrin's muse can be.
 
The four pieces arranged from The Hump-backed Horse ballet bring to the front another big love of the composer: the Russian folk culture. The music is very sincere and innocent, which suits well the fairytale subject of the ballet.
 
Finally comes my favorite: Two Polyphonic Pieces. The Invention is hypnotic. As it is often with Shchedrin, you cannot pinpoint exactly where the “musical experience” is coming from. It's like plain pieces of mosaic summing up into a picture. Basso Ostinato is another virtuosic toccata, a veritable tour de force, completely enthralling. There are torrents of energy, like armies clashing in the night, order and chaos in search of a resolution.
 
Marina Lomazov is a perfect performer for this music. She never "overcooks" it; everything that needs to be dry stays dry. Yet there is all the required energy, and maybe even more. Lomazov plays with ultimate precision, but the result is not mechanical: it is human, personal and soulful, even in the most abstract constructs. There is this "transparent virtuosity" that does not expose itself glamorously, but works for the good of the music. And she does wonders with the rhythm. I wish she considered recording Prokofiev's Sonatas.
 
The recording quality is very satisfactory. The liner-notes are not especially generous. Still there is enough information about the works, the composer and the performer. This disc gives a good overview of Shchedrin's directions in his earlier years, and the selections from the Polyphonic Notebook are a real teaser. It is a multi-character program, recital-like, with changing moods and styles, not a unified album. It is a great introduction to Shchedrin's piano music. It is also a great introduction to a very fine pianist, Marina Lomazov.
 
-- Oleg Ledeniov, MusicWeb International

This is an exciting release of excellent music by one of Russia's greatest living composers (except that the last time I checked the Shchedrins were residents of Munich). As a composer, Rodion Shchedrin has been cursed by the popularity of his "Carmen" Ballet, but while you won't find the same level of tunefulness (obviously) in his original music, there's a similarly brilliant orchestral imagination at work, and no small level of arresting invention. Concerto No. 4, inspired by the folk music of Shchedrin's childhood, contains evocative writing for (among other things) recorder and harpsichord. Shostakovich's famous "tick-tock" percussion from the Fourth and Fifteenth symphonies also features prominently.

Shchedrin actually quotes a traditional Russian song in the Fifth concerto, but the remaining tunes are all original, and the title suggests the work's form--a simple alternation (with variations) of the basic material. Although characterized by some powerfully dissonant outbursts, the progress of the music is always clear and easy to follow, and the mood of both concertos is predominantly lyrical and often quite nostalgic. They are beautiful works. Kristallene Gusli is a brief, atmospheric exercise in mostly high sonorities, and it reveals Shchedrin's ability to write effective "modern" music (by which I mean essentially texture-based or athematic).

The performances under the able leadership of Kirill Karabits sound very confident, with the orchestra playing extremely well in music that affords numerous solo opportunities. Shchedrin attended the sessions and pronounced himself fully satisfied with the results. Certainly I see no reason to take issue with his judgment. The sonics are also extremely vivid and remarkably well balanced given some of the tricky juxtapositions of texture and sonority that Shchedrin explores in all of this music. Without question this is a major release from a composer who richly deserves the attention.

--David Hurwitz,ClassicsToday.com