Composer: Sergey Prokofiev, Maurice Ravel, Dilorom Saidaminova
Performer: Behzod Abduraimov
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA1028
Release: 2024
Size: 1.07 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Prokofiev: 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75
01. I. Folk Dance
02. II. Scene
03. III. Minuet
04. IV. Young Juliet
05. V. Masks
06. VI. Montagues and Capulets
07. VII. Friar Laurence
08. VIII. Mercutio
09. IX. Dance of the Girls With Lilies
10. X. Romeo and Juliet before Parting
Saidaminova: The Walls of Ancient Bukhara
11. I. Mosque Kalon
12. II. Samanid Kingdom
13. III. Tomb of Ismail Samani
14. IV. Domes
15. V. Minaret of Death
16. VI. Stars over Bukhara
17. VII. Shadows of Ancestors
18. VIII. At the Walls of Ancient Bukhara
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55
19. I. Ondine. Lent
20. II. Le Gibet. Très lent
21. III. Scarbo. Modéré
Whereas Prokofiev was captivated by Romeo and Juliet, Ravel had shut himself away a quarter of a century earlier in Levallois Perret to compose Gaspard de la nuit, inspired by Aloysius Bertrand’s collection of poems subtitled Fantaisies a la maniere de Rembrandt et de Callot. In 1973, the Uzbek composer Dilorom Saidaminova paid tribute to Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and composed The Walls of Ancient Bukhara, which offers a sonic view of the historic centre of the Central Asian city founded four or five centuries before the common era. Her compatriot Behzod Abduraimov was keen to pay tribute to this little-known composer and record her music, which, like the other two works on this album, is evocative and colourful.