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Soviet composer (1892-1944)
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2023-11-03 11:59:00
Fairy Tales: Elisabeth Turmo and Elena Toponogova explore lesser-known Norwegian and Russian repertoire
[…] the Russian strand must inevitably centre two pieces by Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) based on Rimsky Korsakov's Scheherazade, but there is also the Fantasy on themes from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera The Golden Cockerel by Efrem Zimbalist (1889-1985), a Russian composer who fled the country and made a big career in the USA and whose son, Efrem Zimbalist Jr, was a well-known actor in the TV series, 77 Sunset Strip! There is also music by Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951) and Igor Frolov (1937-2013).
2021-02-26 20:43:00
ColourofMusic.org: Colour of Music Festival and AARP Florida Celebrate Black History Month: Special Virtual Performance Saturday, February 27, 7:30 PM ET
[…] a vast underserved population, not only in Florida, but nationally,” says Festival’s founder and artistic director Lee Pringle. The program will feature octets, quintets, quartets, trios, and duos and includes works by Felix Mendelsohn, black female composerFlorence B. Price, along with spotlights from rising black composer, Valerie Coleman. A special presentation streamed from Murray Center located at historic 14 George Street (Charleston SC) will showcase a Porgy and Bess arrangement by Igor Frolov for violin and piano that will have you on the edge of your seat. Colour of Music Festival| AARP Florida Tickets and Information Saturday, February 27, 7:30 p.m. Online:www.colourofmusic.org; general public ticket: $25 Additional High-Resolution Images Upon Request to [email protected] About the Colour of Music Festival The Colour of Music Festival, Inc. presents a diverse classical repertoire of baroque, classical, and twentieth century music at the highest of musical standards […]
2019-09-09 04:52:00
Opera Phantasies from 150 Years (SACD review)
[…] contrasts. Following that is Norma de Bellini, Fantaisie sur la quatrieme corde (1844), again by Henri Vieuxtemps but an earlier composition of his. The gimmick here is that Vieuxtemps instructs that the entire fantasy be played on a single string. Remarkable. And remarkable, too, is Reinhold's playing, which carries out Vieuxtemps's instructions flawlessly. The final item is the Concert Fantasy on Themes from Gershwin's Opera Porgy and Bess (1991) by Russian violinist and composer Igor Frolov (1937-2013). This is the one fantasy on the program that seems to include every familiar tune from the opera from which it derives. If you like Gershwin, you'll like Frolov's treatment of the themes, and you'll love Reinhold and Zedler's evocatively dreamy, jazzy realizations of the score. Producers Werner Dabringhaus and Reimund Grimm and engineer Holger Schlegel recorded the music at the Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmunster, Germany in April 2019. They made the disc […]
2018-07-13 03:49:35
OUT NOW | Violinist Piet Koornhof’s New CD: ‘Frolov & Friends’ [LISTEN]
Delos Productions has today announced the release of South African violinist Piet Koornhof‘s new album: Frolov & Friends. Recorded with pianist Albie van Schalkwyk, the disc features the fun, jazzy and bluesy violin works of Russian composer Igor Frolov (1937-2013) … plus arrangement’s of his friends … George Gershwin, Juan Almeida Bosque, Jorge Anckermann and Rodrigo Prats. “I hope listeners […] The post OUT NOW | Violinist Piet Koornhof’s New CD: ‘Frolov & Friends’ [LISTEN] appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
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