Tischenko's style is uniquely emphasized by its relationship to diverse cultural traditions, including Renaissance and Baroque music, and non-European cultures like India, China, and Japan.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tischenko's music explores two polar modes of human consciousness: ultimate self-absorption and introspection, and total destruction leading to rebirth.
Composer Biography
Boris Tischenko, the composer, studied composition with Galina Ustvolskaya and later with Dmitri Shostakovich, to whom he dedicated his Third and Fifth Symphonies.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tischenko's music is instantly identifiable and forms a world establishing its own laws, demanding maximum concentration from the listener.
Compositional Technique
Tischenko's music often features a linear polyphonic type of thinking as its structural base, giving an impression of strict rationality and discipline.
Recording & Production
The string quartets on this album were recorded by the Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) Recording Studio across several years, from 1976 to 2010.
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