Mieczyslav Vainberg: Chamber Symphonies 1, 3, 4
Mieczyslav Vainberg: Chamber Symphonies 1, 3, 4
又名: 魏因贝格《三首室内交响曲》
表演者: Kremlin Chamber Orchestra/Rachlevsky
流派: 古典
专辑类型: 专辑
介质: CD
发行时间: 1999
唱片数: 1
出版者: Claves
条形码: 7619931981123
专辑简介
Full disclosure: Misha Rachlevsky is an old and valued friend of mine. Having said that, let me call forth all the objectivity I can muster and tell you that his Chamber Orchestra Kremlin series on the Claves label is one delightful CD after another. Even his lighter CDs have an esprit and a sense of taste that are hard to beat. Rachlevsky has a way of attracting the finest musicians for his various chamber ensembles, and the Kremlin, hokey name though it may be, is his finest yet. Claves does a great job recording the group at Moscow's Mosfilm Studios, and their accompanying booklets are superb, rich with information and photos.
As for the present offering, it's a generous (79 minute) sampling of Vainberg's final decade. Vainberg worked with Rachlevsky in the closing days of the former's life to prepare the scores for performance. Vainberg's music (at least on this disc) is intense and concentrated absolute music (that is, not given to programmatic analysis - one is reminded of Bach's seriousness of purpose with his Art of the Fugue). The music, with its complex modern harmonies but conventional rhythmic patterns, is not so much difficult to perform as it is condensed and calculated. But don't let that scare you away - it's also very accessible to the average ears. And his music inevitably speaks of the many years of persecution and grief he felt at the hands of unfriendly governments. Indeed, there are many heartbreaking moments. They make the rarer moments of joy that much more precious.
曲目
1-4 Chamber Symphony No.1
5-8 Chamber Symphony No.2
9 Chamber Symphony No.4