B. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio, Cello Sonata & Solo Cello Suite

Featuring

Haik Kazazyan
Christopher Marwood
Olga Solovyeva
Boris Tchaikovsky

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Recording & Production

This album was recorded in April and May 2017 at Studio 1 of the Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA in Moscow, Russia.

Critical Reception

Mstislav Rostropovich, the legendary cellist for whom the Cello Sonata and Solo Cello Suite were written, considered Boris Tchaikovsky a genius whose contribution to the cello repertoire was underappreciated.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Boris Tchaikovsky is considered one of the most original composers of instrumental music from the post-Shostakovich generation.

Composition History

The Solo Cello Suite was composed by Boris Tchaikovsky in 1946 at the request of Mstislav Rostropovich, a fellow student at the Moscow Conservatory, and was later revised and dedicated to him.

Performer Biography

Haik Kazazyan, the violinist on this album, is a prizewinner of numerous international music competitions, including the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

Composer Biography

Boris Tchaikovsky, a Russian composer, studied composition under three great Russian masters: Vissarion Shebalin, Dmitry Shostakovich, and Nikolay Myaskovsky at the Moscow Conservatory.

Performer Biography

Olga Solovieva, the pianist, was awarded the Best Accompanist Prize at the XII International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and is also a Boris Tchaikovsky Society Award Winner.