Church, State and Spirit
Donald Macleod's exploration of Soviet music reaches the 1970s as the space race gathers pace, and the Cold War reaches ever more terrifying heights.
Donald Macleod's exploration of Soviet music reaches the 1970s as the space race gathers pace, and the Cold War reaches ever more terrifying heights. Against this backdrop a seam of music taking its inspiration from the Church emerges, including work by the woman who famously described herself as a 'tardy autumnal fruit', Sofia Gubaidulina.
Ustvolskaya: Composition No 1 - Dona nobis pacem (part 3)
Schoenberg Ensemble
Reinbert de Leeuw (conductor)
Gubaidulina: In croce
Henrik Brendstrup (cello)
Jens Christensen (organ)
Martynov: The Beatitudes
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson
Schnittke: Choir Concerto - 1st movement
Russian State Symphonic Cappella
Valery Polyansky (conductor).
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Galina Ustvolskaya
Composition 1 - Dona Nobis Pacem III
Ensemble: Netherlands Schoenberg Ensemble. Conductor: Reinbert de Leeuw.- PHILIPS : 442-532-2.
- PHILIPS.
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Sofia Gubaidulina
In Croce
Performer: Jens E Christensen. Performer: Henrik Brendstrup.- KONTRAPUNKT: 32176.
- KONTRAPUNKT.
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Vladimir Martynov
The Beatitudes
Choir: Conspirare. Director: Craig Hella Johnson.- HARMONIA MUNDI : HMU-807526.
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- 4.
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Alfred Schnittke
Choir Concerto - 1st movement
Performer: Russian State Symphony Cappella. Conductor: Valery Kuzmich Polyansky.- CHANDOS : CHAN-9332.
- CHANDOS.
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Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin
Aquarela do Brasil
Performer: Sukyeon Kim.- Kapustin: Piano Works.
- Piano Classics.
- 10.
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