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Alexey SHOR (b. 1970) Composer’s Notebook, Vol. 4 Cello Concerto No. 1 ‘Musical Pilgrimage’ Violin Concerto No. 3 ‘The Four Seasons of Manhattan’ Phoenix • Schubertango Alexander Chaushian, Cello Zia Hyunsu Shin, Dumitru Pocitari, Kristóf Baráti, Violin Kyiv Virtuosi John Warner • Massimiliano Caldi • Dmitry Yablonsky
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Memorable melodies and a descriptive sense of place mark out Alexey Shor’s two concertos. The Cello Concerto juxtaposes styles across the epochs in pursuit of a unique ‘musical pilgrimage’, while in the Violin Concerto No. 3 his focus is on ‘seasonal’ Manhattan, as he adds a contemporary vision to the historical precedents set by Vivaldi and Piazzolla. Phoenix is a rhapsodic fantasy, lyrical and full of variation, which evokes a sense of renewal and transformation, while Schubertango offers a celebration of playful contrasts.
8.579142 Release date: 13 Jun 2025 Companion titles – Previous releases in the series
Click to listen to Cello Concerto No. 1 ‘Musical Pilgrimage’: III. Ritmico
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Goffredo PETRASSI (1904–2003) Concertos for Orchestra Nos. 4–6 Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma Francesco La Vecchia
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Goffredo Petrassi was 28 when his Partita (recorded on Naxos 8.572411) propelled him to European fame. He fused neo-Classicism with more contemporary traits reinforced by his mastery of polyphony, qualities that can be found in his eight Concertos for Orchestra ( Nos. 1–3 are available on 8.573702). Concertos Nos. 4–6 were written in the mid-1950s and are striking examples of emotional turbulence and structural compression, fastidiously scored and imaginative in their formal conception. The soloistic writing of Invenzione concertata (Concerto No. 6) adds another layer of sonic complexity to these gripping concertos. Key features: • Francesco La Vecchia was the permanent conductor and artistic director of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma , born from his own project, for 14 years. He was Principal Guest Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker for five years. He is an Honorary Academician of the Beijing Conservatory, emeritus professor of the University of Seoul and Ambassador of the UN and FAO for Culture in the World. •
8.573703 Release date: 27 Jun 2025 Companion titles – Francesco La Vecchia and Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
The orchestra also undertook a wide-ranging and well- received series of recordings, principally for Naxos, of important compositions by Italian composers of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Busoni, Catalani, Ferrara, Ghedini, Malipiero, Mancinelli, Martucci, Mercadante, Petrassi, Sgambati and Wolf-Ferrari. Many of these are world premiere recordings.
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Click to listen to Quarto Concerto per orchestra d’archi: Allegro inquieto –
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