Various Artists - Russian Roots - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Russian Roots is the Trio Gaspard's debut recording for Chandos records, for which they are joined by soprano Katharina Konradi for a diverse and rewarding program that explores the Russian influence across almost 200 years of music. A selection of Russian folksongs set by Beethoven, Shostakovich's first Piano Trio, his Seven Romances on poems by Blok and Weinberg's Jewish Songs form the backbone of the recital. These are interspersed with Vocalises (wordless songs) by Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, Gubaidulina and Auerbach. Album Tracks 1. Vier Russische Volkslieder in Bearbeitung, Woo 158A, Nos 13-16 = Four Russian Folksongs in Arrangement (From Twenty-Three Songs of Various Nationality) 2. Pastorale 3. Jewish Songs, Op. 13 4. Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 5. Brief An Die Dichterin Rimma Dalos = Letter to the Poetess Rimma Dalos 6. Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 7. Seven Romances on Poems By Alexander Blok, Op. 127 8. Postscriptum