Composer: Alexander Krein, Grigorij Krein, Yulian Krein
Performer: Anne Elisabeth Piirainen, Iryna Gorkun-Silen, Lea Tuuri, Maria Puusaari, Jussi Aalto, Pinja Nuñez, Kirill Kozlovski
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCN0019
Release: 2023
Size: 1.23 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Krein A: Jewish Sketches No. 2, Op. 13, for clarinet and string quartet
01. I. Andante con moto
02. II. Allegro non troppo
03. Krein G: Poème, for clarinet and piano
Krein Y: Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Piano
04. I. Allegro alla breve
05. II. Andante tranquillo, alla breve
06. III. Allegro
Krein G: Two Pieces on Yakutian Themes
07. No. 1 Liberamente, quasi cadenza
08. No. 2 Allegro moderato
Krein A: Jewish Sketches No. 1, Op. 12, for clarinet and string quartet
09. I. Lento
10. II. Andante con anima
11. III. Allegro moderato
Krein Y: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
12. I. Andante
13. II. Allegro
Krein G: Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
14. I. Moderato
15. II. Andantino
16. III. Allegretto
The Krein family, with its origins in Lithuania, became a musical dynasty of considerable importance in Imperial and then Soviet Russia. The seven sons of its patriarch, Abram Krein, were all musicians, with Alexander and Grigory becoming respected composers, and Grigori’s son, Yulian, adding another generation of Krein compositions. The dances and cantillation of their Jewish background was an important part of their musical make-up, combining at various stages with Russian folk-music, Skryabinesque harmony and French Impressionism. All three shared a predilection for the clarinet, developing a repertoire for the instrument that is only now beginning to be discovered – in what one might call a Krein scene investigation.