Sofia Gubaidulina - Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Bayan & Rejoice! for Violin and Cello
9/6/2024, 6 Tracks, 1:01:12
Featuring
Baiba Skride
Harriet Krijgh
Elsbeth Moser
Andrew Manze
NDR Radiophilharmonie
Sofia Gubaidulina
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Instruments
Cellist Harriet Krijgh performs on a rare Domenico Montagnana cello from 1723, whose scroll was made by Stradivarius, on loan from the Prokopp Foundation.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Sofia Gubaidulina's Triple Concerto is inspired by the number three, evident in the number of solo instruments, its three-part form, and the frequent use of triads and parallel third lines.
Performer Biography
Elsbeth Moser, an accordionist and educator, was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit in 1997 for her contributions to establishing the accordion as a concert instrument.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Sofia Gubaidulina, string harmonics (flageolets) in her 'Rejoice!' Sonata have a metaphorical meaning, representing the entry into a transcendent reality, while normal tones represent earthly reality.
Composer Biography
Encouraged by Dmitri Shostakovich, Sofia Gubaidulina worked as a self-employed composer from 1963, pursuing her own compositional path despite state repression and performance bans.
Cultural Impact
Sofia Gubaidulina discovered the bayan, a button accordion previously popular only as a folk instrument in Russia, and elevated it to an instrument for contemporary music through her compositions.
Composer Biography
Sofia Gubaidulina, born in 1931 in Chistopol (Tatarstan), is now over 90 years old and is one of the world's most performed composers.
