Composer Airat Ichmouratov's music is described by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin as immediately grabbing the listener, offering storytelling, landscapes, and emotions.
Instruments
Elvira Misbakhova performs on a viola made by Giuseppe Dall'Aglio in Mantua in 1820, and a bow made by Jacques Audinot around 1965, both on loan from the Canimex Group.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded using 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which provides a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.
Recording & Production
The recording features microphones hand-built by designer Jörgen Thuresson in Sweden, specifically the CM 402 model for the main sound.
Performer Biography
Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, the pianist, was described as a 'poet of the piano' by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin and has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Virginia Parker Prize.
Performer Biography
Elvira Misbakhova, the violist, is an award-winning soloist and Principal Viola of Orchestre Métropolitain under Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Composer Biography
Airat Ichmouratov, the composer, was born in the USSR and holds two master's degrees and a Ph.D. from the Université de Montréal.
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