Sergey Slonimsky's Concerto Bufo (1964) uses the term 'Bufo' (from Latin bufa, meaning naughtiness or merrymaking) to directly reference comical musical theatre.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Sergey Slonimsky was one of the first in the Soviet Union to use Western avant-garde techniques like dodecaphony, aleatorics, and quartertones in the early 1960s.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vladimir Tsytovich's compositional style combines intellectualism and rationalism with a game element, humor, and an inclination towards scherzos and toccatas.
Recording & Production
This album features recordings made at the Leningrad Capella Concert Hall in 1967, 1977, and 1982.
Composer Biography
Sergey Slonimsky, a prominent Russian composer, was born into the family of well-known writer Mikhail Slonimsky.
Composer Biography
Vladimir Tsytovich, a Russian composer, pianist, and musicologist, taught instrumentation, score reading, and composition at the Leningrad Conservatory from 1961.
Compositional Technique
Romuald Grinblat's Flute Concerto (1970) features new types of notation and combines ordinary and special sound-producing techniques, including singing into the flute.
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