Tatjana Masurenko - White Nights 2 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Bob Tibone - Chansons Et Comptines de Mon Nounou [COMPACT DISCS] France - Import date 10/23/2012

Tatjana Masurenko writes InchThe idea for the InchWhite NightsInch album series came about many years ago in connection with my performances with Roglit Ishay... The sub-title for the recording is InchViola music from St. PetersburgInch. I grew up in that wonderful city; I studied there and my family lives there. As a musician who is always on the lookout for interesting new discoveries, I wanted to record these works for viola. You will find some familiar pieces in my selection, works that have long been in the standard repertoire for violists the world over, alongside new, unexpected arrangements. I set great store by expanding the viola repertoire, which is why I often play my own arrangements of well known works, especially ones that appeal to me personally. The three albums in the InchWhite NightsInch series are very different from one another; that is because even if we have remained true to ourselves, we have of course, over time, developed further. Unlike in the first two recordings of this series, in the latest one I am no longer playing on my old viola by Testore (Milan, 1756), but on a new instrument by the violin-maker Jurgen Manthey (Leipzig, 2020), whom I have known for 25 years and whose work I rate very highly. My playing technique has changed recently. Nowadays I play repertoire of the nineteenth century with more emphasis on the historical accent. For this reason, on this recording I am using gut strings and a bow made by the most famous nineteenth-century bow-maker, Nikolai Kittel from St. Petersburg (1856). The grand piano we used on this recording is also a historic instrument a Bluthner of 1905 from Leipzig. Looking back over this music from St. Petersburg, I see it as an inexhaustible source of inspiration, of artistic freedom and love...Inch

Debut album by a young talented Russian guitarist. Well constructed programme based on Leo Brouwer and Agustin Barrios. An engaging listening from start to end, thanks to the Kurenchakova's prowess and eloquence and to the warmly resonant recording. InchLux Amoris AeterniInch (InchThe Radiance of Eternal LoveInch) is an album about divine love in the language of music, expressed through the gentle timbre of the classical guitar.