Edison Denisov (1929-1996) is considered one of the great 'classics' of 20th-century music, known for blending serial technique with powerful lyricism from Russian vocal folk culture.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Edison Denisov, music was a language to express what words could not, would not, or were afraid to say, considering it more expansive and eloquent than speech.
Performer Biography
Daniel Kawka, the conductor, is recognized as a leading interpreter of 20th and 21st-century music, as well as the Romantic repertoire, and has conducted over 400 contemporary works and premieres.
Composition History
The works on this recording, including two Chamber Symphonies and a vocal cycle, represent Edison Denisov's mature period, spanning twelve years from 1982 to 1994.
Instruments
The flute was one of Edison Denisov's favorite instruments, which he associated with the human voice and entrusted with the most intimate moments of his music.
Compositional Technique
A recurring 'theme of the wind' in Edison Denisov's music, characterized by rapid, light passages evoking gusts of wind, first appeared in his opera L'Écume des jours and is present in the Chamber Symphony No. 1 and Au plus haut des cieux.
Composition History
The Cinq romances d'Anna Akhmatova were originally composed for voice and piano by Edison Denisov's wife in 1988, and later orchestrated by Denisov himself in 1994 as a surprise for her.
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