Marc Bouchkov, Anna Ulaieva, Kyiv Virtuosi, John Warner, Dmitry Yablonsky – Shor: Composer’s Notebook, Vol. 1 (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:51 minutes | 1,07 GB | Genre: Classical
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Travel Notebook, Suite for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 by Ukrainian composer Alexey Shor is cast in a neo-Classical vein. It offers personal impressions of places he has visited, with music that is harmonically traditional and melodic. Violin Concerto No. 4, composed during the Covid pandemic, is a restless, passionate and romantic work, displaying Shor’s trademark lyricism. Both works are heard in the composer’s versions with string orchestra.
Tracklist:
1-01. Anna Ulaieva – Travel Notebook, Suite for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 (Version for Piano & String Orchestra): I. Wayfarer’s Prayer (05:32)
1-02. Anna Ulaieva – Travel Notebook, Suite for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 (Version for Piano & String Orchestra): II. La Rambla (Inspired by Visiting Barcelona) (05:09)
1-03. Anna Ulaieva – Travel Notebook, Suite for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 (Version for Piano & String Orchestra): III. Addio (Inspired by Visiting Rome) (05:30)
1-04. Anna Ulaieva – Travel Notebook, Suite for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 (Version for Piano & String Orchestra): IV. Luxembourg Garden (Inspired by Visiting Paris) (03:43)
1-05. Anna Ulaieva – Travel Notebook, Suite for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 (Version for Piano & String Orchestra): V. Rubicon (Inspired by Visiting Ravenna) (04:56)
1-06. Anna Ulaieva – Travel Notebook, Suite for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 (Version for Piano & String Orchestra): VI. Sorrow (Inspired by Visiting Venice) (04:08)
1-07. Anna Ulaieva – Travel Notebook, Suite for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 (Version for Piano & String Orchestra): VII. Horseman (Inspired by Visiting Ascot) (03:26)
1-08. Marc Bouchkov – Violin Concerto No. 4 in B minor (Version for Violin & String Orchestra): I. Allegro agitato (13:53)
1-09. Marc Bouchkov – Violin Concerto No. 4 in B minor (Version for Violin & String Orchestra): II. Andante (06:33)
1-10. Marc Bouchkov – Violin Concerto No. 4 in B minor (Version for Violin & String Orchestra): III. Presto (06:56)