Composer: Lera Auerbach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Sofia Gubaidulina, Sergey Rachmaninov, Dmitri Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky, Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Performer: Katharina Konradi, Trio Gaspard
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Chandos
Catalogue: CHAN 20245
Release: 2022
Size: 1.22 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Beethoven: 23 Songs of Various Nationalities, WoO 158a
01. No. 15, Our girlfriends went
02. No. 13, Lots of gnats have hatched in the wood
03. No. 14, Oh, rivers, rivers
04. No. 16, Lovely Minka, I must away!
05. Stravinsky: Pastorale
Weinberg: Children’s Songs, Op. 13, for soprano and piano, to poems by Itzhok Lejb Perez
06. I. Introduction
07. II. The Bread Roll
08. III. Lullaby
09. IV. The Huntsman
10. V. On a green hill
11. VI. Sorrow (or, The Orphan’s Letter)
12. VII. Conclusion
13. Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8
Gubaidulina: Letter to the Poetess Rimma Dalos
14. I. Crotchet (120)
15. II. Crotchet (60)
16. Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
Shostakovich: Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, Op. 127
17. I. Song of Ophelia
18. II. The Prophetic Bird Gamayun
19. III. We were together
20. IV. The city sleeps
21. V. The storm
22. VI. Secret signs
23. VII. Music
24. Auerbach: Postscriptum
“Russian Roots” is the debut recording of Trio Gaspard for Chandos Records, for which the group is joined by the soprano Katharina Konradi in a diverse and rewarding programme that explores the Russian influence across almost 200 years of music. A selection of Russian folksongs set by Beethoven, Shostakovich’s First Piano Trio and Seven Romances on Poems by Blok, and Weinberg’s Jewish Songs form the backbone of the recital. These are complemented by vocalises (wordless songs) by Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, Gubaidulina, and Auerbach.
Katharina Konradi is the first soprano from Kyrgyzstan to have achieved an international career as a Lieder, concert, and opera singer. A BBC New Generation Artist, she won the Deutsche Musikwettbewerb in 2016 and became a member of Staatsoper Hamburg in 2018, where she sings the major soprano roles.
Founded in 2010, Trio Gaspard has become one of the most sought-after piano trios of its generation, whose members are praised for their unique and fresh approach to the score. The Trio is regularly invited to perform at leading concert halls throughout the world. It has an impressive history of international festival appearances, and each member also continues to pursue a successful solo career.