Maksim Stsura

Maksim Štšura, Michael Foyle – Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano and Violin Vol. 3 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:54 minutes | 988 MB | Genre: Classical
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The sonatas on the first two volumes were emblematic of Beethoven’s early and middle periods, showcasing the composer’s command of the Classical idiom. The last two sonatas push the boundaries of the genre even further, resulting in artistic efforts of increased emotional intensity, cyclical scope, and lyrical intimacy. They are also considered among the most dramatic and challenging works in the duo repertoire.
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Michael Foyle & Maksim Štšura – Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano and Violin Vol. 2 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:18:36 minutes | 1,34 GB | Genre: Classical
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The year 1802 proved to be a year of true challenge for Beethoven, as he finally realised that his decline into deafness was irreversible. However, in this year Beethoven composed some of his most radiant and life-affirming works in that period. Possibly as part of the determination to push the boundaries of his art in pursuit of solace and fulfilment, Beethoven demonstrates a remarkable stylistic shift between the Op. 12 and the Op. 30 Sonatas (written in 1801-2, published in 1803). While the former set was dedicated to Salieri in a nod of appreciation towards his education, the latter was dedicated to Tsar Aleksandr I of Russia, celebrated upon his visits to Vienna in the first part of the 19th Century for his wide-reaching reformist attitude.

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Michael Foyle & Maksim Štšura – Lutosławski – Penderecki: Complete Music for Violin and Piano (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:13:04 minutes | 722 MB | Genre: Classical
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Repression and censorship; optimism and freedom; renewed constraints. If this sounds like a now all too familiar story of political progress achieved and then reversed, then this stunning survey of chamber works by two of Poland’s leading post-war composers suggests that music was there to bear witness to each twist and turn of the tale.

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Michael Foyle & Maksim Štšura – Lutosławski – Penderecki: Complete Music for Violin and Piano (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:13:04 minutes | 722 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Delphian Records

Repression and censorship; optimism and freedom; renewed constraints. If this sounds like a now all too familiar story of political progress achieved and then reversed, then this stunning survey of chamber works by two of Poland’s leading post-war composers suggests that music was there to bear witness to each twist and turn of the tale.

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Maksim Štšura & Michael Foyle – The Great War Centenary (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:06:02 minutes | 566 MB | Genre: Classical
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‘Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and yet cannot remain silent’, wrote Victor Hugo in 1864. Half a century later, his words had never felt more pertinent. Every composer writing during World War I found a unique way, through their music, to describe and protest against the horrors that were tearing civilization apart.

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