Russian Music for String Orchestra

Nikolay Myaskovsky (1881-1950)

Sinfonietta, Op. 32 No. 2 24:06
1 I Allegro, pesante e serioso 7:09
2 II Tema: Andante - 11:15
Variation I: Allegro e leggiero -
Variation II: Poco meno allegro, energico -
Variation III: Quasi adagio (ma non troppo) -
Variation IV: Andante -
Coda: Affettuoso molto
3 III Presto 5:34

Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Chamber Orchestra* 18:13
4 I Andante 2:48
5 II Allegretto 5:24
6 III Largo 4:42
7 IV Allegretto - Allegro - Largo 5:18

Edison Denisov (1929-1996)

Five Paganini Caprices* 17:55
for violin and string orchestra
8 I Caprice No. 2 3:41
9 II Caprice No. 21 3:28
10 III Caprice No. 20 2:52
11 IV Caprice No. 9 2:48
12 V Caprice No. 24 4:48
60:29
Stepan Arman violin*
I Musici de Montréal
Yuli Turovsky
Recorded in:
L'Eglise de la Nativite de la Sainte Vierge, La Prairie, Quebec
7-11 June 1999
Producer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Sound Engineer(s)
Jonathan Cooper
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 20 Bit