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Alexey SHOR (b. 1970) Composer’s Notebook, Vol. 1 Travel Notebook, Suite for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 * Violin Concerto No. 4 ** Marc Bouchkov, Violin ** • Anna Ulaieva, Piano * Kyiv Virtuosi John Warner ** • Dmitry Yablonsky *
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Travel Notebook, Suite for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 by Ukrainian composer Alexey Shor is cast in a neo-Classical vein. It offers personal impressions of places he has visited, with music that is harmonically traditional and melodic. Violin Concerto No. 4 , composed during the Covid pandemic, is a restless, passionate and romantic work, displaying Shor’s trademark lyricism. Both works are heard in the composer’s versions with string orchestra. Key features: • Ukrainian-born composer Alexey Shor ’s works have been performed at prestigious venues across the world such as the Wiener Musikverein, Philharmonie Berlin, Carnegie Hall, Moscow Conservatory, Kyiv Conservatory, Concertgebouw and Wigmore Hall. The overture to his ballet Crystal Palace was performed at the 40th Gramophone Classical Music Awards ceremony. • Shor’s works have been performed by internationally acclaimed artists such as
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Salvatore Accardo, David Aaron Carpenter, Ray Chen, Freddy Kempf, Paul Meyer, Vadim Repin, Nikolaj Znaider and Maxim Vengerov. • Violinist Marc Bouchkov won а gold medal at the Montreal International Competition and a silver medal at the Tchaikovsky International Competition, while pianist Anna Ulaieva is a leading young Ukrainian-Austrian pianist.
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Click to listen to Travel Notebook, Suite for Piano and Orchestra No. 1: II. La Rambla (inspired by visiting Barcelona)
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Giuseppe MARTUCCI (1856–1909) Sei pezzi • Capriccio e Serenata Minuetto e Tempo di Gavotta • Sonata facile Matteo Generani, Piano
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Giuseppe Martucci was one of the formative figures in the re-establishment of Italian instrumental music in the second half of the 19th century. His orchestral music had advocates as powerful as Mahler and Toscanini, and his piano concertos won admirers. His solo piano music was performed mostly by him, and today remains virtually unknown. These compositions offer verdant, colourful melodies, striking dance themes, and elegant music crafted for the salon. There are also some flamboyant and virtuoso challenges, tracing a lineage back to Scarlatti. Key features: • Matteo Generani is the winner of both national and international competitions, including the Solo Piano Competition Villa Oliva (Italy, 2018) and the White Lake Young Artist Solo Performance (Montague, Michigan, 2019). • Martucci’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is admired on American Record Guide on 8.570932: ‘For anyone who enjoys the Romantic piano concerto repertoire as much as I do, this is an essential acquisition’. His piano trios which can be heard on 8.573438, have been praised by ClassicsToday.com for their ‘superb performances’.
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Click to listen to Capriccio e Serenata, Op. 57: No. 2. Serenata
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