National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Theodore Kuchar – Shostakovich: Jazz Suites Nos. 1 & 2 (2006)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 00:49:26 minutes | Full Scans included | 3,55 GB
Genre: Classical | Publisher (label): Brilliant Classics – 7096
The Jazz Suites with the addition of 2 overtures and a hymn on SACD. Both Suites date from the 1930’s and enjoy a huge popularity. Especially the second Waltz from the first Suite has become widely known through the arrangement by violinist and “Stehgeiger” André Rieu. The Overture on Russian and Kirghiz Folk Themes was written to celebrate the centenary of the incorporation of Kirghizia into Russia. On the same patriotic note is a short hymn to the port on the Black Sea, the Novorossisk chimes. The Ukrainian Orchestra under Theodore Kuchar gives excellent, idiomatic performances.
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National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Volodymyr Sirenko – Catalan Concertinos & Fantasias (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:17:11 minutes | 729 MB | Genre: Classical
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Most of the works by the two Catalan composers heard here – Joan Manén (1883–1971) and Marc Migó (born 1993) – use material from their folk tradition, making the music fresh, immediate and direct, rather in the manner of Manuel de Falla. But there is also a loose connection with Vienna: Manén’s Violin “Concertino” – an unusually modest label for a full-scale concerto – is something of a cousin to the Korngold Concerto; and Migó’s poignant Epitafi a Hans Rott was written in memory of a short-lived Austrian composer who was a close friend of Gustav Mahler.
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Andrej Bielow, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Volodymyr Sirenko – Skoryk: Complete Violin Concertos, Vol. 2 (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:16:38 minutes | 2,48 GB | Genre: Classical
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Myroslav Skoryk is one of Ukraine’s leading composers and teachers, with a portfolio of works that include opera, a symphonic transcription of Paganini’s Caprices, and a cycle of nine violin concertos written over a 45-year span. Concerto No. 5 utilises jazz elements and a vivid fugato, while Concerto No. 6 explores the use of sensual moods and provocative dance rhythms. Syncopation and lyricism suffuse Concerto No. 7, while No. 9 is both touching and dramatic. Concerto No. 8 offers a representation of events in Chopin’s life through quotations, in combination with Skoryk’s own distinctive musical voice.
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