Tcherepnin: Cello Works

Featuring

Marina Tarasova
Ivan Sokolov
Alexander Tcherepnin

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Compositional Technique

A distinctive feature of Tcherepnin's work across all stylistic periods is his self-invented nine-note scale, dubbed the 'Tcherepnin scale' by Nicolas Slonimsky.

Composer Biography

Alexander Tcherepnin, the composer, was one of many who left Russia after the 1917 Revolution, living in Georgia, China, France, Great Britain, and the United States.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Tcherepnin's music evolved from a distinctively Russian style to Parisian sophistication, and later incorporated cultural diversity from his travels.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Tcherepnin characterized his music from the 1950s as 'synthesis,' aiming for 'pure creation, broader forms, rhythmic development and free application of everything I had obtained and experienced.'

Composer Biography

Tcherepnin grew up in a musical family; his father, Nikolai, was a composer and conductor, and his mother, Maria Benois-Tcherepnin, was a niece of Ballets Russes set designer Alexandre Benois.

Performer Biography

Marina Tarasova, the cellist on this recording, is a winner of international competitions and was awarded the honorary title 'Meritorious Artist of the Russian Federation' in 1995.

Performer Biography

Ivan Sokolov, the pianist, started his education at a specialist music school and performed his first solo concert at age 10, composing his school's anthem at 12.