Kyiv Virtuosi, Sergey Smbatyan and Daniel Raiskin - Alexey Shor: Composer's Notebook, Vol. 6 (2025) [Hi-Res]

Artist: Kyiv Virtuosi, Sergey Smbatyan, Daniel Raiskin
Title: Alexey Shor: Composer's Notebook, Vol. 6
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: Naxos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 59:21
Total Size: 296 MB / 1.11 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Alexey Shor: Composer's Notebook, Vol. 6
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: Naxos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 59:21
Total Size: 296 MB / 1.11 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Cello Concerto No. 2 in F Major (Version for Cello & String Orchestra): I. Maestoso - Allegro deciso (11:13)
2. Cello Concerto No. 2 in F Major (Version for Cello & String Orchestra): II. Andante (8:12)
3. Cello Concerto No. 2 in F Major (Version for Cello & String Orchestra): III. Allegro (8:20)
4. Cello Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Version for Cello & String Orchestra): I. Allegro (9:20)
5. Cello Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Version for Cello & String Orchestra): II. Elegy. Lento - Più mosso - Lento (8:40)
6. Cello Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Version for Cello & String Orchestra): III. Allegro (5:47)
7. Humoresque (Version for Cello & String Orchestra) (2:08)
8. 2 Songs for My Kids (Version for Cello & String Orchestra): No. 1, Lullaby for Mark (3:01)
9. 2 Songs for My Kids (Version for Cello & String Orchestra): No. 2, Natalie's Waltz (2:47)
The two cello concertos in this volume (Cello Concerto No. 1 is on 8.579142) reveal both the lighter and darker sides of Alexey Shor’s musical imagination. Concerto No. 2 was composed during a Covid-19 lockdown, and for all its lushness and soaring melodies, displays a profoundly melancholic element rare in Shor’s oeuvre. The Cello Concerto No. 3 is a captivating, lyrical and harmonically rich addition to the repertoire. The charming Humoresque is an early work bridging Classical tradition with contemporary sensibility.