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Alexey SHOR (b. 1970) Composer’s Notebook, Vol. 3 Childhood Memories, Suite for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 * Verdiana – Fantasy on Themes by Giuseppe Verdi ** Rémi Geniet, Piano * • Fabrizio Meloni, Clarinet ** Kyiv Virtuosi Massimiliano Caldi * • Daniel Raiskin **
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Alexey Shor was born in Ukraine but now lives in New York pursuing a distinguished career filled with prestigious performances and recordings in collaboration with leading international musicians. Childhood Memories traces a path from early childhood to adolescence in a nostalgic reflection on youth, while Verdiana is a musical tribute to Giuseppe Verdi that reworks his famous melodies into Latin dance styles including samba, bossa nova and tango. Both of these works feature Shor’s trademark of melodic clarity and emotional depth. Key features: • This third volume in Alexey Shor ’s Composer’s Notebook series follows hot on the heels of Vol. 2 in this edition (8.579140), to be released in February 2025 with the celebrated Suite for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 ‘From My Bookshelf’ . The first volume appeared in December 2024 (8.579139) with his Fourth Violin Concerto and Travel Notebook, Suite for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 . • Laureate of numerous international competitions, notably the Second Prize winner at the 2013 Queen Elisabeth International Piano Competition at the age of twenty and the youngest prize-winner of the Bonn International Beethoven Competition, Rémi Geniet is fast establishing himself as one of the most prominent pianists of his generation. • Internationally acclaimed clarinettist, Fabrizio Meloni , is Principal Clarinet and Soloist of Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala and Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala. He has previously appeared in Hummel’s Clarinet Quartet in E flat major which can be heard on 8.554280.
8.579141 Release date: 11 Apr 2025 Companion titles – Alexey Shor, Composer
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Click to listen to Childhood Memories, Suite for Piano and Orchestra No. 3: I. Chasing Fireflies
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Johann Sebastian BACH (1685–1750) Cello Suites, Vol. 2 Nos. 2, 3 and 6 Arranged for Theorbo Yasunori Imamura, Theorbo
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Yasunori Imamura presents the second instalment of Bach’s Cello Suites arranged for theorbo (Volume 1 is available on 8.574617). The theorbo is the most important plucked instrument in the lute family, with a range very similar to the cello. Certain technical elements, such as the playing of arpeggios are, in fact, easier on the theorbo whose unique timbres bring a new sonic quality to the performances heard here. These elements are most evident in Suite No. 6 , composed for a cello with five strings, but which sounds totally idiomatic when played on the theorbo. Key features: •
Yasunori Imamura has recorded Bach’s Complete Works for Lute on 8.573936-37: ‘Magnificent interpretation of Yasunori Imamura,’ wrote Ritmo , while Record Geijutsu wrote that it was ‘A new era’s masterpiece album!’. • Imamura is recognised as one of the prominent figures of the lute, both as a soloist and as a continuo player. His solo recordings have been awarded numerous accolades, including a Diapason d’Or for Weiss: Lute Sonatas, Vol. 1 on the Claves label. He received the Cultural Achievement Award from the Canton of Solothurn (Switzerland) in 2010. Imamura has collaborated as a continuo player with artists including Cecilia Bartoli, Teresa Berganza, Marc Minkowski, and many others.
8.574618 Release date: 11 Apr 2025
Companion titles – Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
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Click to listen to Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: I. Prélude
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