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Shostakovich & Liszt / Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Ondine

Shostakovich & Liszt / Dmitri Hvorostovsky

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Details

Composer
SHOSTAKOVICH LISZT
Artist
Hvorostovsky, Ilja
Format
CD
Label
Ondine
Released
Nov 13, 2015
Catalog #
ODE 1277-2
UPC
761195127728

About

Dmitri Hvorostovsky's fourth release on Ondine features a program of rarely recorded sonnets by Dmitri Shostakovich and Franz Liszt. Hvorostovsky is accompanied by his longtime duo partner, the Estonian pianist Ivari Ilja. Shostakovich's sonnets, considered one of the achievements of contemporary Russian vocal music, were composed as his health worsened and are filled with ruminations on mortality. Liszt's sonnets are based on love poems by the Italian Renaissance writer Petrarch. Both Hvorostovsky and Ilja brin great empathy to these compositions, matching the contemplative nature of both with quietly powerful and confident performances.

REVIEW:

Hvorostovsky offers searching readings of Shostakovich's rugged, jagged songs which are full of resignation and bittersweet regret, of loss and separation. There are few things finer than Hvorostovsky in full flight and Liszt’s Petrarch Sonnets allow him the chance to open up the Italianate warmth in his baritone, with impassioned accounts, especially of Sonnet 47.

– Gramophone

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 I. Istina (Truth) 05:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Istina (Truth)
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ivari Ilja
  2. 2 II. Utro (Morning) 03:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Utro (Morning)
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ivari Ilja
  3. 3 III. L'ubov' (Love) 04:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. L'ubov' (Love)
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ivari Ilja
  4. 4 IV. Razluka (Separation) 01:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Razluka (Separation)
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ivari Ilja
  5. 5 V. Gnev (Wrath) 01:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Gnev (Wrath)
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ivari Ilja
  6. 6 VI. Dante 03:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Dante
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ivari Ilja
  7. 7 VII. Izgnanniku (To the Exiled) 04:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Izgnanniku (To the Exiled)
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ivari Ilja
  8. 8 VIII. Tvorchestvo (Artistry) 02:34
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Tvorchestvo (Artistry)
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ivari Ilja
  9. 9 IX. Noch (Night) 03:34
    Track
    9
    Title
    IX. Noch (Night)
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ivari Ilja
  10. 10 X. Smert' (Death) 05:19
    Track
    10
    Title
    X. Smert' (Death)
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ivari Ilja
  11. 11 XI. Bessmertie (Eternity) 03:34
    Track
    11
    Title
    XI. Bessmertie (Eternity)
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ivari Ilja
  12. 12 No. 3. I' vidi in terra angelici (Sonnet No. 123) 05:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3. I' vidi in terra angelici (Sonnet No. 123)
    Duration
    05:43
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ivari Ilja
  13. 13 No. 2. Benedetto sia 'l giorno (Sonnet No. 47) 06:36
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 2. Benedetto sia 'l giorno (Sonnet No. 47)
    Duration
    06:36
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ivari Ilja
  14. 14 No. 1. Pace non trovo (Sonnet No. 104) 06:45
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 1. Pace non trovo (Sonnet No. 104)
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ivari Ilja