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Balakirev and Russian Folksong | Toccata Classics TOCC0018

Balakirev and Russian Folksong

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Label: Toccata Classics

Cat No: TOCC0018

Barcode: 5060113440181

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 24th August 2007

Contents

Works

Balakirev
Grand Fantasia on Russian Folksongs for piano and orchestra, Op. 4

Balakirev
30 Songs of the Russian People

Artists

Joseph Banowetz (piano)
Olga Kalugina (soprano)
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductors

Joseph Banowetz
Olga Kalugina

Works

Balakirev
Grand Fantasia on Russian Folksongs for piano and orchestra, Op. 4

Balakirev
30 Songs of the Russian People

Artists

Joseph Banowetz (piano)
Olga Kalugina (soprano)
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductors

Joseph Banowetz
Olga Kalugina

About

Balakirev was the leader of the group of Russian composers known as the “mighty handful” – influenced by folksong from the very start of his career. His expansive Grand Fantasia on Russian Folksongs for piano and orchestra is one of his very finest compositions, written when he was 14.
 
The 30 songs of the Russian People for piano duet, folk-song arrangements from the other end of his career, show his deep understanding of the sources, which he endows with dignity and colour.
 
Each of his arrangements on this CD is preceded by the original folksong, illuminating Balakirev’s perceptive approach to this fascinating material.

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