A Tribute to the Mighty Handful
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Label: Delos
Cat No: DE3518
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 29th April 2016
Contents
Works
Mazurka no.3 (arr. for guitar quartet by Viktor Sobolenko)Polka (arr. for guitar quartet by Viktor Sobolenko)
Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (arr. for guitar quartet by Oleg Timofeyev)
Cherkess Dances (arr. for guitar quartet by Oleg Timofeyev)
Cossack Dances (arr. for guitar quartet by Oleg Timofeyev)
Boris Godunov - Potpourri (arr. for guitar quartet by Oleg Timofeyev)
Scheherazade in Spain (after Rimsky-Korsakov)
Balakireviana (after M.A. Balakirev's Anthology of Russian Folk Songs)
Artists
Russian Guitar QuartetWorks
Mazurka no.3 (arr. for guitar quartet by Viktor Sobolenko)Polka (arr. for guitar quartet by Viktor Sobolenko)
Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (arr. for guitar quartet by Oleg Timofeyev)
Cherkess Dances (arr. for guitar quartet by Oleg Timofeyev)
Cossack Dances (arr. for guitar quartet by Oleg Timofeyev)
Boris Godunov - Potpourri (arr. for guitar quartet by Oleg Timofeyev)
Scheherazade in Spain (after Rimsky-Korsakov)
Balakireviana (after M.A. Balakirev's Anthology of Russian Folk Songs)
Artists
Russian Guitar QuartetAbout
Many guitar fans aren’t aware of Russia’s once-popular seven-string guitar tradition, especially the use of different sizes and types of the instrument in quartet configurations. Such ensembles were quite active in Russia until the early 20th century, but no scores or manuscripts for them have survived.
Enter renowned guitarist and lutenist Oleg Timofeyev, who formed the Russian Guitar Quartet in 2006 for the specific purpose of reviving this multi-faceted tradition in the 21st century. And what better way to demonstrate the unique sound and style of such an ensemble than to arrange for it the music of “The Mighty Handful” – the influential 19th-century alliance of five composers who collectively sought to establish a unique, folk-based brand of Russian national music.
While several of the works heard in this unprecedented album are arrangements of popular pieces by Mussorgsky, Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov, there are quite a few more by lesser-known composers like César Cui and Mily Balakirev. Whether fresh or familiar, this music is beautifully performed by a fine group of accomplished players with solo careers of their own.
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