Rabinovitch / Part / Pelecis: Post-Avant-Garde Piano Music From the Ex-Soviet Union

Featuring

Alexei Lubimov
Alexandre Rabinovitch
Arvo Pärt
Georgs Pelēcis
Tigran Mansurian
Valentin Silvestrov

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Georgs Pelēcis's music belongs to a 'post-historical period' where the entire history of music is seen as concluded, allowing him freedom in his choice of means.

Composer Biography

Alexandr Rabinovitch, born in Baku, Azerbaijan, studied composition with Dmitri Kabalevsky and piano with Nathan Fischman at the Moscow Conservatory.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Arvo Pärt's artistic personality was shaped by the avant-garde movement rebelling against the communist regime and his personal quest for peace and harmony, leading to his 'new simplicity' aesthetic.

Composer Biography

Arvo Pärt, one of Europe's most famous composers, emigrated from Estonia to Vienna in 1980 and now lives in Berlin as a freelance composer.

Performer Biography

Alexei Lubimov, the pianist on this album, was one of the last pupils of the famous Heinrich Neuhaus at the Moscow Conservatory and is known for his mastery of all styles from baroque to contemporary music.

Composer Biography

Georgs Pelēcis, a Latvian composer, studied composition with Aram Khachaturian at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and is now a professor at the Latvian Music Academy.

Historical Context

The album's composers, from the USSR, adapted Western cultural trends and criticized Western reasoning, seeking a new identity after the post-serial avant-garde.