Sergei Shmakov, Jiro Ensemble Chamber Orchestra - Gulda, F.: Concerto For Myself / Poulenc, F.: Concerto For 2 Pianos - Import CD

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Sergei Shmakov, Jiro Ensemble Chamber Orchestra

Description:

Formed in 2015, the Giraud Ensemble Chamber Orchestra is an up-and-coming ensemble with a flexible compositional structure that can handle everything from quintets to chamber works requiring 40 members. In 2017, the ensemble released a highly acclaimed CD of works by Shostakovich, Vasks, and Baum. The new album features Sergei Simakov, a native of Russia who has conducted the orchestra since its inception, along with soloists Yulia Miroslavskaya (who studied at the Moscow Conservatory and Zurich University of the Arts under Scherbakov) and Mischa Chun (of Swiss-Chinese descent and a member of the Gershwin Piano Quintet), who also performed as soloist on the previous album. ), and Mischa Chun (of Swiss-Chinese descent, member of the Gershwin Piano Quintet, and active as a soloist in game music concerts), this recording features Gourda's exuberant and playful concerto, Prokofiev's symphony, and Poulenc's concerto for two pianos. This is a disc that shows the spirit of a new generation. Naxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Concerto for Myself~The New in View (_Then Old Is New)
2.Concerto for Myself~Lament for U (Aria con Variazioni)
3.Concerto for Myself~Of Me (Free Cadenza)
4.Concerto for Myself~For U and U/And You and You, All of Me/For All of You
5.Symphony No. 1 D Major, Op. 25~Allegro
6.Symphony No. 1 D Major, Op. 25~Larghetto
7.Symphony No. 1 D Major, Op. 25~Gavotte: Non Troppo Allegro
8.Symphony No. 1 D Major, Op. 25~Finale: Molto Vivace
9.Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, D Minor, FP 61~Allegro ma non Troppo
10.Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, D Minor, FP 61~Larghetto
11.Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, D Minor, FP 61~Finale: Allegro Molto