Composer: Ivan Karabits, Valentin Sylvestrov
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Kirill Karabits
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8572633
Release: 2013
Size: 245 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Karabits: Concerto for Orchestra No. 2
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante, molto espressivo
03. III. Moderato
Karabits: Concerto for Orchestra No. 3, “Holosinnya” (Lamentations)
04. I. Largo rubato
05. II. Allegro
Karabits: Concerto for Orchestra No. 1, “Musikalnoe prinosheniye Kievu” (Musical Gift to Kiev)
06. I. Maestoso
07. II. Presto
08. Sylvestrov: Elegy
Sylvestrov: Abschiedsserenade
09. I. Adagio
10. II. Moderato
Following Ukraine’s independence in 1991, Ivan Karabits became the country’s leading musical figure. An inspirational composer, artistic director and teacher, he absorbed into his own music three particular traditions: Mahler, Shostakovich, and the folk-music of his native country. The colourful, virtuosic and at times theatrical Concertos for Orchestra reflect the influence of his friend and mentor, Rodion Shchedrin. Following Karabits’ untimely death, his compatriot Valentin Silvestrov composed two heartfelt memorials. The first of these, Elegie, makes use of Karabits’ own unfinished pencil sketches which sit side by side with Silvestrov’s own ideas as the piece progresses, almost as if it were a dialogue between the two friends about their work.