thu 2 apr 2020 14:00 hour
Composers: Aleksandr Skrjabin | Alexander Borodin | Arnold Schoenberg | Igor Stravinsky | Sergej Prokofiev | Sofia Goebajdoelina | Theo Bruins
The Russian soul
In today’s episode exclusively works by Russian composers, each of whom expressed that soul in their own way; dark, deep, mysterious, warm-hearted, intuitive, contradictory and excessively. We hear Scriabin, Prokofiev, Gubaidulina and Borodin, and, of course, Strawinsky.
1. | Alexandr Scriabin (1872-1915) | |
Le poème de extase, opus 54 (1908) Kirov Opera Orchestra led by Valery Gergiev |
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Main Hall, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (27-09-1997) |
2. | Sergej Prokofiev (1891-1953) | |
Symphony no. 2 in D, opus 40 (1924-25)
Kirov Opera Orchestra led by Valery Gergiev Main Hall, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (27-09-1997) |
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3. | Sofia Gubaidulina (1931) | |
Silenzio | ||
Leden Schönberg Ensemble: Harriet Marcus(bajan); Marijke van Kooten(vi); Hans Woudenberg(cel) Recital Hall, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (10-04-1999) |
4. | Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) | |
String Quartet no. 2 in D allegro moderato – scherzo, allegro – notturno, andante – finale, andante-vivace Daniel Kwartet: Benzion Shamir, Misha Furman (violin), Itamar Shimon (viola), Zvi Maschkowski (cello) |
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Okura Hotel, Amsterdam (05-04-1992) |
5. | Igor Strawinsky (1882-1971) | |
Sonata for two pianos 1943-44 moderato – thema met variaties – allegretto, poco piu mosso Theo Bruins (piano), Fred Oldenburg (piano) |
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De IJsbreker, Leusden (24-05-1986) |