Boris Tchaikovsky: Piano Quintet & The War Suite

Featuring

Olga Solovyeva
Ioana Petcu-Colan
Gregory Ellis
Keith Pascoe
Simon Aspell
Christopher Marwood

Maxim Anisimov
RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet
Boris Tchaikovsky

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Compositional Technique

Boris Tchaikovsky's Piano Quintet features an isorhythmic construction in its final Adagio movement, where the entire movement is built on a single rhythmic pattern.

Composition History

The War Suite, based on Boris Tchaikovsky's film score for 'While Defending the Front Line' (1964), provides material for his later Third String Quartet.

Cultural Impact

The Boris Tchaikovsky Society, a non-profit organization, was founded in Moscow in 2002 to study, disseminate, and support events connected with the composer's musical legacy.

Composition History

The original score for Boris Tchaikovsky's film music for 'While Defending the Front Line' went missing and was only rediscovered a decade after his death by the Boris Tchaikovsky Society.

Performer Biography

The Vanbrugh Quartet, founded in 1985, won first prize at the 1988 London String Quartet Competition, launching their international career.

Recording & Production

This recording of The War Suite is its première recording, compiled and edited by Boris Tchaikovsky's former students Elena Astafieva and Stanislav Prokudin.

Composer Biography

Boris Tchaikovsky, a Russian composer, is considered one of the most original composers of the post-Shostakovich generation, known for his formal innovation and robust lyricism.