Zaguan [Import]

Track Listings

 
1. Tu Reflejo
2. Noche Tras Noche
3. Solo Una Nina
4. Por Ti
5. Una Voz
6. En Mi Recuerdo
7. Volverse A Encontrar
8. Pasion
9. Dulce Nombre
10. Cuando Acaba El Poema
11. Solo Una Nina - Version Corta

Zaguan,Various Artists,Universal,World Music
Schnittke-Concerto Grosso No. 2/Viola Concerto
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Striking
  • Two 1980s "polystylism" pieces in truly definitive performance
  • fantastic performances of two Schnittke works for strings
Schnittke-Concerto Grosso No. 2/Viola Concerto
Alfred Schnittke , Oleg Kagan , Natalia Gutman , Gennadi Rozhdestvensky , and Yuri Bashmet
Manufacturer: Moscow Studio
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ASIN: B0002IQMO8
Release Date: 2004-09-07

Tracks:

  1. I. Andantino. Allegro
  2. II. Pesante
  3. III. Allegro
  4. IV. Andantino
  5. I. Largo
  6. II. Allegro Molto
  7. III. Largo

Album Description

The term "authentic performance" is tossed around loosely these days, but here is a historic recording as "original" and "authentic" as has ever been produced. The Concerto Grosso No. 2 was composed by Alfred Schnittke expressly for violinist Oleg Kagan and his wife, cellist Natalia Gutman, who are the soloists here. The Viola Concerto was written by Schnittke for violist Yuri Bashment, who performs it here.

These works are representative examples of Schnittke's "polystylism," scored for conventional orchestra augmented by electric guitar, drum kit, brake drum and other instruments not usually heard in "classical" music.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Striking.......2006-12-10

I am new to Schnittke and I bought this album really out of curiosity. His music is unique and has to be heard as it contains some of the most strikingly beautiful melodies I have ever stumbled across. The quality of audio is also top class...

5 out of 5 stars Two 1980s "polystylism" pieces in truly definitive performance.......2005-08-20

This disc, part of the Moscow Studio Archives series of groundbreaking Soviet performances, collects two works by the late Alfred Schnittke, his Second Concerto Grosso for violin, cello, and orchestra, and the Viola Concerto. They are performed by the dedicatees themselves with the USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky. In the early 1980s, Schnittke was exploring a style he called "polystylism", a Russian answer to postmodernism in which modern elements mingle effortlessly with quotations from the works of centuries past. The works here serve as fit examples of this intriguing method of composition.

The "Concerto Grosso No. 2" for violin, cello, and orchestra was written for the Soviet dynamic duo of violinist Oleg Kagan and his wife the cellist Natalie Gutman, a legendary partnership that ended with Kagan's untimely death. Schnittke's first concerto grosso was a stately and serious piece in which a distinctly modern tone was occasionally invaded by quotation from baroque works. This second concerto grosso, on the other hand, is comical. The violin begans by playing the well-known tune "Silent Night" before the orchestra brashly interrupts with a quotation from Bach's Sixth Brandenburg Concerto. The work then becomes positively zany as electric guitar and a rock drum kit join in the performance of the Handel quotation. Over the first movement, tension is built by pairing baroque writing and more Handel quotations against menacing modern moments. In the second movement, "Silent Night" returns, but it becomes ever more obvious that orchestral forces are out to stop the tune from reaching the listener. In the third movement, the Brandenburg quotation waltzes triumphantly over the scene, but eventually collapses under its own weight, letting "Silent Night" return at the end without impediment. This performance by the work's dedicatees is certainly much better than a recent one on Chandos with Gridenko and Ivashkin, which is unlistenable in comparison.

The "Viola Concerto" was written in 1985 especially for Yuri Bashmet, the most renown violist of the 1980s and 1990s, and one credited with the rebirth of writing for the instrument. The concerto is in a standard three movements, but is noteworthy for using no violins, which lends a poignant tone to the work, which must depend on low strings. The opening movement is sorrowful, with an opening motive based on Bashmet's name. The middle movement is quintessential Schnittke, a blend of colours and styles (waltzes, military marches, elegies, romantic tearjeakers) that are incongruent yet strangely complementary to each other. However, the viola is battered by the many orchestral forces, and in the long, drawn-out last movement he slowly expires as from a mortal wound.The Viola Concerto is a downer, a piece that charts Schnittke's fascination with pain and death as well as anything else he wrote in the last fifteen years of his life. This piece is not as immediately entertaining as the concerto grosso, but in the end is perhaps superior.

All in all this is an exceptional disc and a wonderfully economic purchase. It may also serve as an important document of art under Communism, as the soloists are continually beaten up by great impersonal forces. If you've never heard the work of Alfred Schnittke before, pick this up as a fine introduction, although the Deutsche Grammaphon disc (part of the "Echo 20/21" series) with Gidon Kremer playing in two other concerti grossi is a good buy as well.

5 out of 5 stars fantastic performances of two Schnittke works for strings.......2005-06-12

This release in the valuable new Moscow Studio Archives series includes two superb performances, and the first recordings of both works -- the "Concerto Grosso No. 2" and the "Viola Concerto." Both are performed by their dedicatees, violinist Oleg Kagan and cellist Natalie Gutman, who were married, and violist Yuri Bashmet. Gennady Rozhdestvensky conducts the USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra for both recordings, from 1986 and 1987.

Like the CG1, the CG2 is full of wild, polystylistic elements, including electric guitar and drums playing funk rock and a reference to Bach's Fifth Brandenburg Concerto. The core contrast is the violin and cello playing Silent Night (the sacred), interrupted again and again by a barrage of loud, grotesque and quite profane outbursts from orchestra and percussion, until the quiet, worshipful melody finally reasserts itself in the end. While certainly not Schnittke's finest composition, Kagan and Gutman in this performance best capture the sacred standpoint against which all the other mayhem surges. The more recent recording by Ivashkin and Polyansky (paired with Schnittke's Symphony No. 6 -- see my review) is more superficial, as it fails to establish the ground against which the dizzying array of parodic figures is contrasted.

The "Viola Concerto," written for Bashmet, is clearly one of Schnittke's finest works, lyrical melodrama at its best. Bashmet's performances from the beginning were wildly popular, and established his reputation as a world-class violist. He has recorded it again, as has Kim Kashkashian, and I haven't heard any of the alternative performances, but this one, the first, is powerful and moving.

This disc is absolutely superb, essential for Schnittke devotees and highly recommended to anyone coming to his music for the first time!
Vyatcheslav Kagan-Paley (Slava) - Ave Maria
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful & magistral interpretation
  • Great Concept-Excellent Synths -Needs more flavor
  • The Most Beautiful Human Voice!
Vyatcheslav Kagan-Paley (Slava) - Ave Maria
Giulio Caccini , Giuseppe Verdi , Camille Saint-Saens , Charles Gounod , Anton Bruckner , Francesco Paolo Tosti , Igor Stravinsky , Franz Schubert , Franz Liszt , Georges Bizet , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , and Vyatcheslav Kagan-Paley
Manufacturer: Justin Time Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000206CE
Release Date: 1999-10-26

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful & magistral interpretation.......2005-10-25

My favorite is the first song from Giulio Caccini; absolutely perfect combination of music and human voice! Do yourself a favor, crank up the volume way up, put the subwoofer in overload (just kidding), and be prepared to shiver! It's that good.

3 out of 5 stars Great Concept-Excellent Synths -Needs more flavor.......2001-09-08

As a countertenor, I am always searching for recordings from new and up and coming singers. I had heard some wonderful things about this album, and decided to buy it. It was very interesting to hear 11 differnet versions of the famous Ave Maria Text, and I believe that the contrast and pacing of the album is excellent. My sole fault lies in the vocal production of this young singer. MOST of his range is sheer and glittering. He has a lovely tone and clean projection and resonance. Like many countertenors, the sound at the bottom of the range takes on a rather covered sound at times, but this is characteristic of the voice and is not terribly distracting most of the time. In matters of vibrato, everyones taste varies, but there are moments when the vibrato is a bit wider and unstylistic than might be generally appropriate. Unfortunately, like many singers with rare voice types who feel the need to 'prove' themselves to an often difficult public, he decided on several occasions to pass the tessitura at which his voice sounds natural and unforced. I can sing to a soprano Db, but I would never do so in public performance or on a recording because I can acknowledge that there are parts of my voice that are better left in the rehearsal studio and left OUT of the recording studio. All in all, this is NOT a BAD album. The material is rich and interestingly arranged by the production team, and nearly of the vocals are clean and pleasant. Just beware of the top notes when the range is more suited to Dramatic Soprano than for Lyric Countertenor.

5 out of 5 stars The Most Beautiful Human Voice!.......2000-07-17

I discovered Vyatcheslav Kagan-Paley by accident. And what a wonderful accident that was. Here is a handsome, young Russian soprano singer who has a voice of pure beauty. No words can explain or describe how beautiful his voice is, and what a gift he has given us by releasing this recording.

This recording consists of 12 different versions of Ave Maria, from all the different composers, such as: Mozart, Verdi, Bruckner, Stravinsky, Schubert, and Liszt. Each version is different and unique in its own way. If you love the "Ave Maria" hymn, you will truly enjoy this recording. My favorite version was number 7 by Stravinsky. A one-time protégé of Leonard Bernstein, he studied violin and piano at first. I am grateful that he decided to share his "voice" with the world also.

I highly recommended this recording by Vyatcheslav. I would suggest you find your favorite chair, dim the lights, sit back and get ready to truly enjoy a wonderful experience by listening to his wonderful and beautiful voice singing these "Ave Marias."
Shostakovich: Violin & Viola Sonatas
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Dan in Oregon
  • stunning live recordings of late Shostakovich masterpieces
Shostakovich: Violin & Viola Sonatas

Manufacturer: Moscow Studio
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  5. Sonatas for Violin and Piano

ASIN: B0000D1FEL
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Album Description

Two remarkable chamber compositions by D. Shostakovich are presented in this album. Sonata for Viola and Piano is the composer's last work.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Dan in Oregon.......2006-09-22

First, let me say, that I love Shostakovich. Unfortunately, the recorded sound is so bad that this CD is painful to listen to. The microphone sounds like it was situated in the last row.The instruments take a back seat to coughing and other room noises.

5 out of 5 stars stunning live recordings of late Shostakovich masterpieces.......2006-02-06

Moscow Studio Archives has delivered fantastic treasures with this release of two live recordings from 1985. Oleg Kagan plays the Violin Sonata (1968) and Yuri Bashmet plays the Viola Sonata (1975), which was Shostakovich's last work, both accompanied by the great Sviatoslav Richter on piano. Kagan, who died at a tragically young age, was a student of David Oistrakh, the dedicatee of the Violin Sonata. Yuri Bashmet was the star student of Fjodor Drushinin, the violist of the Beethoven Quartet, and the dedicatee of the Viola Sonata.

These are unmistakably works of the late Shostakovich, brooding and dark. Unlike the liner notes author, I do not believe that late Shostakovich in general is the best Shostakovich -- certainly that is not true of his symphonies or his string quartets. It seems obvious to me that his great works were mainly composed between the late 1930s and the late 1950s. However, these sonatas are truly great works, and deserve a wider audience in this centennial year of the birth of Dmitri Dmitrievich.

Both sonatas share a similar three-movement structure, and both are enlivened by a central Allegretto featuring memorable folk melodies. The Violin Sonata is notable for including the use of tone-rows in the first movement. Both finish with powerful slow movements, the Violin Sonata's 15-minute Largo and the Viola Sonata's 17-minute Adagio, which Yuri Bashmet conveys with total conviction.

The sound of the disc is not perfect. There are a few coughs here and there, but not so much as to ruin the listening experience. If you have heard Shostakovich's best symphonies (Nos. 4, 5, 8, and 10), and have sampled his string quartets (perhaps with the 2-disc Borodin Quartet set on Virgin -- see my review), and want to hear Shostakovich in other forms, by all means don't miss this!

See my SHOSTAKOVICH: A LISTENER'S GUIDE list for more reviews and recommendations.
Very Best of Slava ~ Vyatcheslav Kagan-Paley
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    Very Best of Slava ~ Vyatcheslav Kagan-Paley
    Vyatcheslav Kagan-Paley , and Slava
    Manufacturer: Universal/Polygram
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005L94O
    Release Date: 2001-06-21

    Tracks:

    1. Agnus
    2. He Was Despised And Rejected
    3. Laudate Dominum
    4. Prelude - Snow On The Trees
    5. I Part From A Friend On The Mountain Road
    6. When You Wish Upon A Star
    7. Smile
    8. Over The Rainbow
    9. Someone To Watch Over Me
    10. In A Sentimental Mood
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    Rudolph: Variations In F For Violin And Piano/Sonata In F Minor
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      Rudolph: Variations In F For Violin And Piano/Sonata In F Minor

      Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      ViolinViolin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000001SED
      Release Date: 1993-01-05

      Tracks:

      1. Variations In F For Violin And Piano (CA 1810): On A Theme By Prince Louis Ferdinand Of Prussia): Theme (Tempo di Menuetto)
      2. Variations In F For Violin And Piano (CA 1810): On A Theme By Prince Louis Ferdinand Of Prussia): Variation 1 (violin tacet)
      3. Variations In F For Violin And Piano (CA 1810): On A Theme By Prince Louis Ferdinand Of Prussia): Variation 2
      4. Variations In F For Violin And Piano (CA 1810): On A Theme By Prince Louis Ferdinand Of Prussia): Variation 3
      5. Variations In F For Violin And Piano (CA 1810): On A Theme By Prince Louis Ferdinand Of Prussia): Variation 4
      6. Variations In F For Violin And Piano (CA 1810): On A Theme By Prince Louis Ferdinand Of Prussia): Variation 5: Canone in ottava
      7. Variations In F For Violin And Piano (CA 1810): On A Theme By Prince Louis Ferdinand Of Prussia): Variation 6: Piu lento dolce e cantabile
      8. Variations In F For Violin And Piano (CA 1810): On A Theme By Prince Louis Ferdinand Of Prussia): Variation 7: Alla Polacca
      9. Variations In F For Violin And Piano (CA 1810): On A Theme By Prince Louis Ferdinand Of Prussia): (Variation 8): Adagio molto, Allegro: Tempo Primo
      10. Sonata In F Minor For Violin And Piano (CA 1812): Allegro
      11. Sonata In F Minor For Violin And Piano (CA 1812): Adagio
      12. Sonata In F Minor For Violin And Piano (CA 1812): Menuetto: Allegro molto
      13. Sonata In F Minor For Violin And Piano (CA 1812): Finale: Allegro assai quasi presto
      Shostakovich: Sonatas for Violin and Viola / Kagan, Richter, Bashmet
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        Shostakovich: Sonatas for Violin and Viola / Kagan, Richter, Bashmet

        Manufacturer: Regis Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B0000AMKAO
        Release Date: 2003-07-09

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        Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134
        Sonata for Viola and Piano Op. 147
        Oleg Kagan Plays Schnittke
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Kagan: Schnittke's soul mate
        Oleg Kagan Plays Schnittke

        Manufacturer: Live Classics
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        All Works by SchnittkeAll Works by Schnittke | Schnittke, Alfred | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B000060P8M
        Release Date: 2003-03-25

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Kagan: Schnittke's soul mate.......2003-05-23

        What a virtuoso and yet expressive playing by Oleg Kagan! Sonata no. 2 seems so approachable and clear compared to Gidon Kremer's scratchy and dry rendition. In Kagan's recording, the technique is flawless and effortless and just serves the human soul.
        Then another gem of this CD is the first performance of Schnittke's Violin Concerto no. 3 conducted by Maestro Yuri Nikolaevsky. Violist in the orchestra of Mravinsky, Nikoleavsky has been a friend of Schnittke and Gubaidulina and is very appreciated for his baroque and contemporary music interpretation in Russia. He has worked with Schnittke in Mosfilm studios and is still at 78 a sought after conductor. The clarity of Nikoleavsky reading is present and combined with Kagan's soul, delivers a poignant performance.
        Piano Trio in a Minor Op 50
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          Piano Trio in a Minor Op 50
          Tchaikovsky , Richter , Kagan , and Gutman
          Manufacturer: Live Classics
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00003A9LP
          Release Date: 1999-11-29
          Franck/Ravel: Piano Trios
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Make room for this one on your desert isle...
          • Great performances, fine music
          Franck/Ravel: Piano Trios

          Manufacturer: Live Classics
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          ASIN: B000003DKH
          Release Date: 1996-05-21

          Tracks:

          1. Trio in f#, Op.1, Nr.1: Andante Con Moto
          2. Trio in f#, Op.1, Nr.1: Allegro Molto
          3. Trio in f#, Op.1, Nr.1: Finale. Allegro Maestoso
          4. Trio in a: I-Moderee
          5. Trio in a: II-Pantoum. Assez Vif
          6. Trio in a: III-Passacaille. Tres Large - Sviatoslav Richter/Oleg Kagan/Natalia Gutman S
          7. Trio in a: IV-Final. Anime

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Make room for this one on your desert isle..........2002-11-16

          This is one stunner of a CD. And what's most stunning is the Franck. I'm surprised this very dramatic, direct, raw and rhythmically-fierce work isn't more mainstream-popular. It's to chamber music what Mars, The Bringer of War is to orchestral--a wallop to the solar plexus. Richter and Kagan and Gutman take it for all it's worth, pounding it into shape, but also carressing it where needed. The result is a work that is alternately steely and delicate, epic and intimate. The performance is focused and never lets up, and we are overwhelmed, flattened, by the end. Again, I can't believe this work isn't far more popular than it is.

          The Ravel is in many ways the opposite, small-scale and more about intricate textures than a singular rhythm. Again the three performers rise to the occasion. They are recorded a bit larger than life, which helps in the Franck but hinders the Ravel a little. For better balance one should seek out the Beaux Art Trio on Philips if one can find it. That recording is all about proportion and intimacy. Here the mikes are a bit close, probably to drown out audience coughing. (You have to put up with a certain amount of coughing on this CD, but it's worth it.) Still, the tempo contrasts here are greater than the Beaux Arts, or indeed most any other recording I've ever heard of the work, yet they always convice me and never distend or misshape the work. In this series of live recordings of Oleg Kagan, this is the best disc I've heard so far. Snap it up before the fools delete it!

          5 out of 5 stars Great performances, fine music.......2001-05-25

          These are live performances recorded in Moscow on analogue tape in 1983. The sound on the CD is good. The performances are superb, the music beautiful and fascinating. The Franck is a richly romantic work with strong melodies. The Ravel uses complicated rhythms. Recommended.
          Beethoven and His Pupils
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            Beethoven and His Pupils
            Ludwig van Beethoven , Susan Kagan , Archduke Rudolph , and Ferdinand Ries
            Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            All Works by BeethovenAll Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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            ASIN: B000059LX0
            Release Date: 2001-03-27

            Tracks:

            1. Eleven Bagatelles, Op.119: Allegretto (3/4; g)
            2. Eleven Bagatelles, Op.119: Andante Con Moto (2/4; C)
            3. Eleven Bagatelles, Op.119: A L'Allemand (3/8; D)
            4. Eleven Bagatelles, Op.119: Andante Cantabile (C; A)
            5. Eleven Bagatelles, Op.119: Risoluto (6/8: c)
            6. Eleven Bagatelles, Op.119: Andante-Allegretto (3/4; G)
            7. Eleven Bagatelles, Op.119: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo (3/4; C)
            8. Eleven Bagatelles, Op.119: Moderato Cantabile (3/4; C)
            9. Eleven Bagatelles, Op.119: Vivace Moderato (3/4; a)
            10. Eleven Bagatelles, Op.119: Allegramente (2/4; A)
            11. Eleven Bagatelles, Op.119: Andante, Ma Non Troppo (C; B flat)
            12. Le Songe
            13. Forty Variations On A Theme By Beethoven

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