Catoire: String Quartet, Op. 23 & Piano Quintet, Op. 28
4/14/2023, 7 Tracks, 56:00
Featuring
Eeva Koskinen
Katherine Routley
Mikhail Zemtsov
Sebastian Koloski
Anna Zassimova
Utrecht String Quartet
Georgy Catoire
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Composition History
The initiative for Georges Catoire to study composition came from Peter Tchaikovsky, who saw Catoire's songs through a mutual acquaintance.
Composer Biography
Georges Catoire was good friends with composers Sergey Taneyev and Nikolay Medtner, and pianist Alexander Goldenweiser, who premiered Catoire's Piano Concerto Op. 21.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Catoire's music is highly expressive, characterized by great polyphonic depth, exquisite harmonic modulations, and finely honed, often asymmetrical rhythmical structures.
Critical Reception
Catoire's music was rarely performed after his death and remained largely unknown for nearly a century, even in professional circles.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Nikolay Medtner, a composer and friend of Catoire, described him as a rare individual and a true artist, lacking the 'aura of superiority and respectability'.
Performer Biography
Anna Zassimova, the pianist on this album, is also a trained art historian, holds a doctorate in musicology, and is a painter.
Composer Biography
Georges Catoire, born in Moscow in 1861, initially studied mathematics at Moscow University, graduating with the highest honor, the Golden Medal.
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