Alexander Tcherepnin, a composer born into a well-known artistic family in Saint Petersburg, embarked on an extensive journey across the world, living in cities like Tbilisi, Paris, Shanghai, Tokyo, Chicago, and eventually settling in Paris.
Album & Artwork
The album title "Lost in Style" refers to an optical phenomenon where an image reflected in multiple mirrors creates infinite reflections, symbolizing an age of multiple reflections and stylization.
Composer Biography
Nikolai Kapustin, a classical pianist and student of Goldenweiser, discovered jazz in the early 1950s by secretly listening to banned radio broadcasts from 'Voice of America' featuring artists like Louis Armstrong and Glenn Miller.
Compositional Technique
Nikolai Kapustin's later compositions combined the principles of jazz music with common forms of classical music.
Recording & Production
This album, "Lost in Style," is the first collaborative CD production by the duo Kirill Timofeev (cellist) and Evgeny Sinaiski (pianist).
Performer Biography
Kirill Timofeev, the cellist on this album, is a founding and active member of the 'Rastrelli Cello Quartet' and has toured extensively with them.
Performer Biography
Evgeny Sinaiski, the pianist, is a Professor of chamber music at the Vienna Conservatoire and also leads a duo class at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, Germany.
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