Kabalevsky / Schmid / Meister - Russian Concertos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Internationally admired concert pianist Jorge Federico Osorio, praised by the New York Times for Inchthe sweep and freshness of his readings,Inch offers a riveting and richly pictorial recital on his first-ever recording of Russian masterworks for solo piano. Mussorgsky's original piano setting of his popular Pictures at an Exhibition anchors an absorbing program that includes Prokofiev's Sixth Sonata and Romeo and Juliet Before Parting, plus Shostakovich's Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in D minor.

Many of the today-distinguished Soviet composers in the second half of the 20th century knew how to steer a middle course, enabling them to supply what was officially desirable all the while remaining faithful to themselves, writing the music they wanted to write. Kabalevsky was a Jack of all musical trades and, as a specialist for children's music especially, cultivated a highly personal style, keeping easily within the bounds of comprehensible tonal aesthetics. His works are characterized by some of the features typical of Kabalevsky's overall oeuvre a cornucopia of melodious imagination, dance rhythms, above all in the fast movements, expansive slow sections and a positive, often cheerful tone. The present presents a selection of his orchestral works alongside his violin concerto.

Various Artists - Russian Concert Band Music / Various [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/23/1996