Jazz Suite and other works
RAYKHELSON, Igor

Catalogue Number: TOCC0055
EAN: 5060113440556
Release Date: 03 September 2007
Duration: 67:00

Adagio for Viola and Strings
Jazz Suite for Viola, Saxophone and Orchestra
Little Symphony for Strings in G minor
Reflections for Violin, Viola and Strings

Yuri Bashmet, viola
Elena Revich, violin
Igor Butman, saxophone
Igor Raykhelson, piano
Yuri Golubev, double-bass
Eduard Zizak, drums
Moscow-Soloists
Yuri Bashmet, conductor

In the words of his friend the violist and conductor Yuri Bashmet, the composer-pianist Igor Raykhelson – born in Leningrad in 1961 and now resident in New York – ‘possesses a superb mastery of both classical and jazz idioms’. The highly individual fusion of styles that results, Bashmet continues, ‘elevates his music over that of many other composers creating in the genre often referred to as “crossover”’. The Jazz Suite on this CD exhibits Raykhelson’s popular style at its most infectiously catchy; the other three works here – in the Russian tradition of writing for strings initiated by Tchaikovsky – present the more classical side of his muse.

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Track Listing, MP3 Downloads & Streaming Samples

Track No.	Track Title/Details	Duration	Sample	Download Track
	Little Symphony for Strings in G minor (2005) Igor Raykhelson, composer Moscow-Soloists (first recording)	19:31
1	I. Alla Waltz	7:26
2	II. Scherzando	1:35
3	III. Adagio	5:47
4	IV. Allegro	4:43
5	Reflections for Violin, Viola and Strings (2005) Igor Raykhelson, composer Yuri Bashmet, viola Elena Revich, violin Moscow-Soloists Yuri Bashmet, conductor (first recording)	9:54
6	Adagio for Viola and Strings (2005) Igor Raykhelson, composer Yuri Bashmet, viola Moscow-Soloists Yuri Bashmet, conductor (first recording)	5:58
	Jazz Suite for Viola, Saxophone and Orchestra (2005) Igor Raykhelson, composer Yuri Bashmet, viola Igor Butman, saxophone Igor Raykhelson, piano Yuri Golubev, double-bass Eduard Zizak, drums Moscow-Soloists Yuri Bashmet, conductor (first recording)	31:37
7	I. Theme	4:49
8	II. Fusion	3:27
9	III. Jazz Waltz – "Take Three"	5:06
10	IV. Fugue	1:31
11	V. Swing	2:54
12	VI. Consolation	5:40
13	VII. Finale	8:10

Artists

Igor Raykhelson, composer

Yuri Bashmet, viola

Elena Revich, violin

Igor Butman, saxophone

Igor Raykhelson, piano

Yuri Golubev, double-bass

Eduard Zizak, drums

Moscow-Soloists, ensemble

Yuri Bashmet, conductor