{"product_id":"4945604742450","title":"Leonard Slatkin - Kastalsky: Requiem For Fallen Brothers - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeonard Slatkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander Kastarsky (1856–1926) studied at the Moscow Conservatory and made a name for himself as a composer of choral works. In 1891, he became the director of the long-established “Moscow Theological Seminary Choir,” exerting a strong influence on composers such as Rachmaninoff and Grechaninov. This “Requiem—For Our Fallen Comrades” is an orchestral work accompanied by a large choir, composed by a composer who grieved over the loss of life and the devastation of the world brought about by World War I. Although it was originally composed in 1915 as a 12-movement version, Kastalsky added additional movements after the premiere, completing it as a grand work consisting of 17 movements. While adhering to the standard form of a requiem, various elements are arranged like a mosaic; amid a blend of languages from several different countries and Gregorian chant, the sobs of a mother who has lost her son and a widow who has lost her husband are woven in, and from afar, motifs representing Japan and India—nations caught up in World War I—can also be heard. Slatkin carefully captures the “anger and sorrow over war” that permeates the work, presenting it as deeply moving music.\nNaxos Japan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Naxos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53414265684257,"sku":"4945604742450","price":2690.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4945604742450.jpg?v=1788096432","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/4945604742450","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}