This album features world premiere recordings of Boris Tishchenko's Symphony No. 8 and his Three Songs to Poems of Marina Tsvetayeva.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tishchenko was inspired by a wide range of musical styles, including Western European music like J.S. Bach and Monteverdi, Orthodox chant, Russian folk music, and non-diatonic music from India, China, and Japan.
Compositional Technique
Tishchenko's symphonies often feature substantial monologues for particular instruments, dramatic use of extreme contrasts, and an economical use of thematic material derived from brief motifs.
Composer Biography
Dmitri Shostakovich, a renowned Russian composer, became Tishchenko's teacher during his postgraduate studies and was a crucial influence on his compositional development.
Composer Biography
Boris Tishchenko, the composer, studied with Galina Ustvolskaya at the Rimsky-Korsakov School of Music, and her influence is evident in his early works.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tishchenko composed in virtually all major genres, but the symphony was of particular importance to him, resulting in twelve symphonies over his career.
