Kancheli / Cortesi / Georgian Strings: Letters to Friends - COMPACT DISCS

Kancheli / Cortesi / Georgian Strings: Letters to Friends - COMPACT DISCSTitle: Letters to Friends Artist: Kancheli Cortesi Georgian Strings Label: Brilliant Classics Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 5028421956930 Genre: Classical Release Date: 2019 07 05 Number of Discs: 1 Giya Kancheli's cult reputation as one of the most profound musical voices of our time has not always been matched by the availability of his music on record. These world premiere recordings of works written (or recomposed and arranged) between 2016 and

Title: Letters to Friends
Artist: Kancheli / Cortesi / Georgian Strings
Label: Brilliant Classics
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5028421956930
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2019-07-05
Number of Discs: 1

Giya Kancheli's cult reputation as one of the most profound musical voices of our time has not always been matched by the availability of his music on record. These world premiere recordings of works written (or recomposed and arranged) between 2016 and 2018 are thus a significant contribution to the Kancheli discography. They find the composer at his most charming and epigrammatic in a series of 25 musical 'letters' for violin and string orchestra. Most of them are under three minutes in length, taking their material from themes written by the Georgian composer for the film scores which he has composed throughout his career. Compared to his more celebrated concert works such as the symphonies and cantatas of often starkly imposing and monumental expression, these letters strike a more whimsical, often wistful tone. The subjects - to whom they are addressed - are mostly actors and directors who have worked on the films scored by Kancheli. But there are also pieces written with palpable affection to performers such as the composer Jansug Kakhidze, who have championed his music over the years, to fellow composers such as Bidzina Kvernadze, and to artistic friends such as the writer, puppeteer and painter Revaz Gabriadze. The project was initiated by the violinist Andrea Cortesi, who had asked for a piece for violin and string orchestra. Kancheli returned to a cycle of 18 miniatures he had written for violin and piano with Cortesi in mind, and then further back to a collection of 33 piano-only miniatures. Kancheli explains this in a booklet introduction, complemented by a fuller essay from Cortesi, making this album an authoritative recording of Kancheli at his most appealing - perhaps the ideal introduction to his unique voice.

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