Bagatelles, Serenades: Poppen / Munich Co Lubimov(P)

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Silvestrov:
Bagatellen for piano

Valentin Silvestrov (piano)

Elegie for string orchestra (2000-02)
Stille Musik for string orchestra (2002)
Abschiedsserenade for string orchestra (2003)
Der Bote for strings and piano (1996)
Zwei Dialoge mit Nachwort for strings & piano (2001/02)

Alexei Lubimov (piano)
Munich Chamber Orchestra / Christoph Poppen, conductor

Documentation of orchestral music by Valentin Silvestrov in Munich gained an unexpected extra dimension with the spontaneous decision to record the Ukrainian composer playing the piano before and after the ‘official’ session. The results, captured in the early morning and late afternoon, are fascinating, offering an intimate glimpse into Silvestrov’s reflective musical language. The first half of this disc features Silvestrov alone. In the second half, Christoph Poppen directs the Munich Chamber Orchestra and Alexei Lubimov again reveals his deep affinity for Silvestrov’s oeuvre. In all, a true ‘composer portrait’, in time for Valentin Silvestrov’s 70th birthday. ( ECM )