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Alexey SHOR (b. 1970) Composer’s Notebook, Vol. 6 Cello Concertos Nos. 2 1 and 3 2
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Humoresque 3 • Two Songs for My Kids 4 Narek Hakhnazaryan 1,2 , Dmitry Yablonsky 3,4 , Cellos Kyiv Virtuosi Sergey Smbatyan 1,3,4 • Daniel Raiskin 2
The two cello concertos in this volume ( Cello Concerto No. 1 is on 8.579142) reveal both the lighter and darker sides of Alexey Shor’s musical imagination. Concerto No. 2 was composed during a Covid-19 lockdown, and for all its lushness and soaring melodies, displays a profoundly melancholic element rare in Shor’s oeuvre . The Cello Concerto No. 3 is a captivating, lyrical and harmonically rich addition to the repertoire. The charming Humoresque is an early work bridging Classical tradition with contemporary sensibility. Key features: • Dmitry Yablonsky is a GRAMMY Award-nominated cellist and conductor. He has transcribed and edited works for cello which have been published by the International Music Company and Dover Publications. • Narek Hakhnazaryan won the First Prize and Gold Medal at the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition at the age of 22. Hakhnazaryan has been awarded an honourable Movses Khorenatsi medal for outstanding achievements in the field of culture and the title of Honoured Artist of Armenia. • Alexey Shor ’s Composer’s Notebook, Vol. 4 is on 8.579142: ‘This concerto is interesting and pleasant to listen to, and it is played attractively here…Zia Hyunsu Shin plays brilliantly, and she is well accompanied by the Kyiv Virtuosi under Massimiliano Caldi’, wrote Pizzicato .
8.579144 Release date: 5 Dec 2025
Companion titles – Previous releases in the series
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Robert SCHUMANN (1810–1856) Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809–1847) Violin Concertos Albrecht Menzel, Violin Leipziger Symphonieorchester • Robbert van Steijn
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Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor , composed over an extended period and in collaboration with its dedicatee Ferdinand David, was an instant success at its premiere. The concerto’s glorious melodic invention and innovative character have made it one of the most beloved works in the classical canon. Dramatic in mood and troubled in its history, Robert Schumann’s Violin Concerto is regarded by soloist Albrecht Menzel as revealing the composer’s inner world, from the deepest anguish to the heights
of exhilaration. Key features: •
Violinist Albrecht Menzel has won Grand Prix and First Prize at the International Lipinski Violin Competition in Poland and was a top prize winner at the renowned Premio Paganini Competition in Genoa and the David Oistrakh Competition in Moscow. Menzel has performed widely as a soloist and chamber musician in prestigious venues and with internationally acclaimed orchestras and conductors throughout Europe, the US and beyond. • Robbert van Steijn has been chief conductor and general music director of the Leipzig Symphony Orchestra since September 2021, directing them in symphony concerts as well as operas, operettas and film music performances. The Leipzig Symphony Orchestra is Saxony’s cultural ambassador, and has a significant impact on the music scene through its subscription series in the Leipzig area and partnerships with the region’s major concert halls and festivals.
8.551489 Release date: 5 Dec 2025
Companion titles – Other violin concertos
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