Atsuko Koga, Riyo Uemura and Georgiy Lomakov – Serenade for Flute, Violin and Cello (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:06:38 minutes | 1,18 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Genuin
On her 8th GENUIN CD, the Japanese flutist Atsuko Koga once again proves her incredible musicality and versatility. This time, she presents works for flute, violin, and cello with the internationally award-winning violinist Riyo Uemura and the world-renowned cellist Georgiy Lomakov. The high-caliber trio performs music from the past four centuries, ranging from examples of Classical works by Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven to Claude Debussy’s delicate flourishes, Heitor Villa-Lobos’ and Eugène Bozza’s moderate modernism, and Yassen Vodenitcharov’s miniatures inspired by Classical Antiquity in a world premiere recording.
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Atsuko Koga & Georgiy Lomakov – Flute & Cello Rarities (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:03:36 minutes | 1,21 GB | Genre: Classical
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The flute, one of the most versatile instruments of all, is the focus of the new Genuin recording by Japanese flutist Atsuko Koga. The winner of international competitions presents a distinctive mixture of original compositions and arrangements together with cellist Georgiy Lomakov that range from Telemann and Beethoven to Villa-Lobos and world premiere recordings by Minako Tokuyama. Whether it is birdsong, soulful cantilenas, virtuoso passagework, or noisy musical magic, the choice of works and the clear, vibrant interpretations of the two artists demonstrate the flute’s and cello’s many facets.
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Atsuko Koga, Georgiy Lomakov, Radosław Kurek – Confluences (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:04:37 minutes | 1,18 GB | Genre: Classical
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On their new GENUIN release, the internationally award-winning flutist Atsuko Koga and her fellow musicians Georgiy Lomakov (cello) and Radoslaw Kurek (piano) bring together music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Gabriel Fauré, and Charles Martin Loeffler. The trio’s airy, free sound with its unusual combination of instruments is a perfect match for the three works, which represent the piano trio genre in completely different ways: Beethoven’s Gassenhauer Trio as an amusing and witty play on stereotypes of its time, Fauré’s late work as a detached and intimate meditation, and finally Loeffler’s misty impressionistic poems an absolute discovery!
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