Tag: Gavriil Popov
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Gavriil Popov: Symphony No. 2 “Motherland” & Symphony No. 5 “Pastoral”
Most music-lovers are aware how the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky met his death at the age of just 42: put bluntly, he drank himself to death. Other composers, however, met a similar fate, and one of these was Gavriil Nikolayevich Popov. The Soviet Composers’ Union was never a teetotal organization, but Popov was certainly thirstier…
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Roslavets: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, Meditation & Dance of the White Maidens
Marina Tarasova is one of the most renowned cellists, who has garnered an international following through her numerous recordings on Alto, Musical Concepts, Divine Art, and Northern Flowers.Her newest recording showcases the cello sonatas of Russian futurist composer Nikolai Roslavets. Written during the first years of the Russian Revolution, the sonatas are unabashedly modern, eschewing…
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Popov: Chamber Symphony for Seven Instruments – Symphony No. 1
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1941-1945: Wartime Music, Vol. 8
The Wartime Music CD series includes symphonic opuses of several Russian composers created in the years of terrible ordeals undergone by Russia in the Great War. The main goals of the unique project are to preserve the creative heritage of outstanding figures of Russian culture, and to restore historic justice in respect of undeservedly forgotten…
