Rodion Shchedrin - Books and CDs
Books
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New publication: Rodion Shchedrin |
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New publication! Rodion Shchedrin |
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Rodion Shchedrin Publisher: Schott Music, Mainz 2008 You can order this book here: http://www.schott-musik.de/shop/2/show,229946.html (Order
number: ED 20224) |
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New publication in the book market Ekaterina Vlasova (Ed.)Rodion Shchedrin. Materials on his artistic career: Compilation of reviews, research reports and documentations. Publishing House Kompozitor, Moscow 2007, 488 pages Russian original edition ISBN 5-85-285-286-4 |
The letters of Dmitri Shostakovich to Rodion Shchedrin are published here for the first time and are of inestimable value. They show the empathy of Shostakovich to the music works of Shchedrin and give readers the possibility to look at their close friendship and mutual recognition. The aesthetic position of Shostakovich in this correspondence guides readers to a better understanding of the music of Shchedrin.
In a separate section of the book are compiled the literary works of Shchedrin - the composer’s own librettos to his four operas “Dead Souls”, “Lolita”, “The Enchanted Wanderer” and “Boyarina Morosova”. With great skill and originality, with a fine feel for the specifics of the original literary text Shchedrin masters the high demands on this art form. His activity in this field explains the composer with his point of view that the best music realization of the idea of the opera succeeds in writing the text by the composer himself. The great success of Shchedrin’s operas, which also depend on the high quality of his librettos, might be seen as a clear proof of this.
The last section of the compilation titled “Discourses on the works of R. K. Shchedrin” contains articles of analysis which were held at a conference of musicologists at the Moscow Conservatory on December, 2002, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Rodion Shchedrin.
Reading the book might be essential for those
who are interested in the music of Shchedrin. Also it is recommendable
for readers who are looking for a special access to the contemporary
Russian arts.
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Yekaterina Vlasova (Ed.) Book of pictures with piano adaptations,
comments and illustrations (Book series: Encounter with Russian
composers) |
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Valentina Cholopova Der Weg im Zentrum Annäherungen an den Komponisten Rodion Shchedrin German translation of the Russian original edition
„Валентина
Холопова. Путь
по центру. Композитор
Родион Щедрин“
(Publisher: Kompozitor, Moscow 2000) |
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Valentina Cholopova Russian original edition |
CDs
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New release by WERGO! Rodion Shchedrin Russian Liturgy Choral music based on Nikolai Leskov for mixed choir, soloists, two boys’ voices and flute CD Live recording of the concert on 17 July 2009 during the Rhinegau Music Festival in the basilica of the Eberbach Monastery (Germany) Soloists: Inese Romancane, Zane Zilberte, Jurgis
Liepnieks, Patriks Stepe, Matiss Circenis, Dita Krenberga You can order this CD here (order number: WER 67322):
Rodion Shchedrin composed the liturgy “The Sealed Angel”, as he himself said, “followed his heart”, nearly “as if someone were guiding his hand”. For this work - in the year 1988 composed and performed for the first time - Shchedrin was awarded with the “State Prize of Russia”, which was handed over to him in 1992 by the president of Russia - Boris Yeltsin at that time. Nowadays the work is one of the significant choral works of the 20th century and of Russian sacred music at all. This release by WERGO is a live recording of the concert on 17 July 2009 in the context of composer portrait of Rodion Shchedrin at the Rhinegau Music Festival. The Latvian State Choir “Latvija” and its conductor Maris Sirmais, who performed that evening “The Sealed Angel” in the ancient basilica of the Eberbach Monastery, left a big impression on the audience because of the great interpretation of the work and the high technical level of the choir. “The Latvian State Choir is one of the finest choirs I have ever heard … With Maris Sirmais, the choir is fortunate to work with an extraordinary choral director. The expressivity of his conducting places both the singers and the audience under his spell. In his experienced hands, the acoustics of the ancient, legendary Eberbach Monastery are transformed into a faithful ally and magician’s assistant. I am sure that after hearing this CD you will share my joy and enthusiasm as well.” (Rodion Shchedrin) |
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New! In March 2010 the Mariinsky label has released its
new CD with music works of Rodion Shchedrin. This recording, performed
by the soloists, chorus and orchestra of the St Petersburg Mariinsky
Theatre under the direction of Valery Gergiev, has immediately drawn
the attention of specialist circles in music. The BBC Music Magazine
hailed the opera “The Enchanted Wanderer” as best opera
recording of the month. |
Edition Rodion Shchedrin
presents:
Awarded with the “ECHO KLASSIK 2008” in the category "The opera recordingof the year: XX-XXI century"!
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Rodion Shchedrin Libretto by Rodion Shchedrin On the occasion of the composer’s 75th birthday
on 16 December 2007, WERGO continues publishing CDs within the Edition
Rodion Shchedrin with a world premiere recording. The Russian choral
opera “Boyarina Morozova” describes the schism in the
Russian Orthodox Church that began in the seventeenth century. This
religious conflict, whose effects are still felt today, ignited
in reaction to the ecclesiastical reforms of Nikon, then patriarch
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SHCHEDRIN plays SHCHEDRIN
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Rodion Shchedrin 2 CDs: Running time: 78:18 (CD 1); 76:24 (CD 2) |
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Rodion Shchedrin from: „Performing one’s own works in public has a long-standing and wonderful tradition in Russia: one only has to think of Scriabin, Rakhmaninov, Prokofiev and Shostakovich … The fact that I was able to play my own works, that the audience bought tickets for my concerts, helped me very much at the beginning of my artistic career. I did not only ‘interpret’ my new work, but I also ‘legalized’ it … I am very glad that WERGO releases recordings of my music from past years. The company Melodiya who had recorded them in those years made brilliant recordings of classical and contemporary music at that time. After perestroika, however, the label practically ceased to exist. It is only now that Melodiya begins to live again, focusing mainly on light music now … I hope that these recordings will attract the attention and interest of music lovers. Today, they are almost history, but it may be all the more interesting to listen to them after such a long time in comparison to those difficult and turbulent years.” (Rodion Shchedrin) |