Boris Tchaikovsky: Song-Cycles and Chamber Music

B. Tchaikovsky: Song-Cycles, Chamber Music

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Boris Tchaikovsky: Song-Cycles and Chamber Music

Catalogue Number: TOCC0046
EAN: 5060113440464
Release Date: 12 March 2009
Duration: 65:10

Four Poems by Josef Brodsky
Two Poems by Mikhail Lermontov
Lyrics of Pushkin
From Kipling
String Trio
Two Pieces for Balalaika and Piano

Olga Filonova, soprano
Svetlana Nikolayeva, mezzo soprano
Olga Solovieva, piano
Kirill Ershov, Balalaika
Alexey Khutoriansky, violin
Lev Serov, viola
Marina Archakova, cello

Boris Tchaikovsky (1925-96) – no relation to his better-known namesake – was one of the leading Russian composers of the twentieth century. A student of Shebalin, Shostakovich and Myaskovsky at the Moscow Conservatory, Tchaikovsky soon evolved an individual style that steered clear of ideology and fashion. Paradoxically, the apparent simplification of his musical language and growing refinement of its gestures sharpened its emotional impact. Tchaikovsky’s music has recently been attracting attention in the West; this CD closes some of the gapes in his growing discography.

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Track No.	Track Title / Details	Duration

	DOWNLOAD COMPLETE ALBUM	65:10

1-4	Four Poems of Josef Brodsky, for soprano and piano (1965) Boris Tchaikovsky, composer Olga Filonova, soprano Olga Solovieva, piano (first recording)	11:06
1	1. ‘Dialogue’	3:38
2	2. ‘Lyrics’	2:43
3	3. ‘Farewell and Forget’	2:38
4	4. ‘Stanzas’	2:07

5-6	From Kipling, for mezzo soprano and viola (1994) Boris Tchaikovsky, composer Svetlana Nikolaeva, mezzo soprano Lev Serov, viola (first recording)	5:42
5	1. ‘Far-Off Amazon’	2:21
6	2. ‘Homer’	3:21

7-9	Trio for violin, viola and cello (1955) Boris Tchaikovsky, composer Alexey Khutoriansky, violin Lev Serov, viola Marina Archakova, cello (first recording)	14:14
7	I. Allegro marcato	3:15
8	II. Andante	5:37
9	III. Allegretto	5:22

10-11	Two Poems by Mikhail Lermontov, for soprano and piano (1940) Boris Tchaikovsky, composer Olga Filonova, soprano Olga Solovieva, piano (first recording)	4:09
10	1. ‘Autumn’	1:49
11	2. ‘Pine Tree’	2:20

12-13	Two Pieces for Balalaika and Piano (1991) Boris Tchaikovsky, composer Kirill Ershov, balalaika Olga Solovieva, piano (first recording)	2:55
12	I. Joke	0:45
13	II. Landscape	2:10

14-21	Lyrics of Pushkin, for soprano and piano (1972) Boris Tchaikovsky, composer Olga Filonova, soprano Olga Solovieva, piano (first recording)	27:04
14	1. ‘Echo’	2:52
15	2. ‘A Gift Unneeded’	1:37
16	3. ‘Talisman’	3:44
17	4. ‘To the Poet’	3:34
18	5. ‘Your Image’	2:19
19	6. ‘If you were deceived by life’	4:01
20	7. ‘Work’	2:52
21	8. ‘I don’t value highly’	6:05