Spirals: American Music in Moscow

Moscow Studio for New Music

Catalog #: TROY1095
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Format: Digital
Chamber

This recording is a joint effort between American composers with ties to the Midwestern states and Russian performers associated with the Moscow Conservatory Studio for New Music, and as such represents a unique collaboration meant to deepen artistic and cultural bonds between the two nations in this early portion of the 21st century.

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Track Listing

Title Composer Performer
The Swash of Water and Red Ching-Chu Hu Stanislav Malyshev, violin, Inna Zilberman, violin, Anna Burchik, viola, Olga Kalinova, cello
Penumbrae Luke Dahn Oleg Tantsov, clarinet, Mona Haba, piano, Stanislav Malyshev, violin, Ekaterina Markova, viola, Olga Galochkina, cello, Igor Dronov, conductor
Spirals David Gompper Stanislav Malyshev, violin, Ekaterina Markova, violin, Mona Haba, piano
Crossed David Gompper Sergey Kolesov, saxophone, Stanislav Malyshev, violin, Mona Haba, piano
Piano Quintet Joseph Dangerfield Stanislav Malyshev, violin, Inna Zilberman, violin, Anna burchik viola, Olga Kalinova, cello, Mona Haba, piano, Igor Dronov, conductor
Ballistic Etude 3.1 Mark Kilstofte Marina Rubinstein, flute, Oleg Tanzov, clarinet, Andrey Vinnitsky, percussion, Mona Haba, piano, Ekaterina Fomitskaya, violin, Olga Galochkina, cello, Igor Dronov, conductor

Reviews

  • "...highly compelling and even provocative, in a subtle way. ...a sampling of fine young American composers, as expressed by musicians from a culture that, despite ongoing upheavals, remains one of the most vital on earth. It is one hell of a combination."

    – Fanfare

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