Modern Russian composers

[snyprrr]

Yuri Khanen anyone?

[Drasko]

Yuri Khanen anyone?

Never heard of him. Here's some:

http://intoclassics.net/news/2009-05-24-6100

link to music http://files.mail.ru/BJN2CC

[DieNacht]

Never heard of him, though I try to keep myself updated. Sounds interesting, judging from the wikipedia article

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Khanon

The title of one of his mentioned works, ""Five Smallest Orgasms", op.29 (1986) ..."written in response to Scriabin's "Poem of Ecstasy" and recorded by Olympia sounds ... erm ... very unusual . I don´t know of a similar case of a provocative title. Other titles seem to reflect critical and philosophical thinking in various ways, apparently inspired by Satie.

There seems to be quite a lot on you-t, with Russian spelling, for instance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DeBdgNpCe8
There he is spelled "Khanin".

[snyprrr]

I'd love to know what you all think of his YT output. I think it's ridiculous and mad!

[Cato]

A very positive review in the Apr. 15th Wall Street Journal of Maximilian Steinberg's Passion Week:

An excerpt:

...the opening verses of the alleluia of "Passion Week," intoned in Church Slavonic by one of Cappella's stentorian bass voices, seemed to portend another dose of the ensemble's usual hieratic Byzantine and Russian austerity. But it was immediately and surprisingly soothed by soaring high harmonies from an all-star lineup of sopranos who also sing in choir-crazed Portland's other top choruses and vocal ensembles. In fact, the entire "Passion Week," which lasted about an hour, proved unexpectedly gentle, sometimes even lush, occasionally delicate, graced by intermittent dissonances and touches of counterpoint.

Steinberg mostly chose texts (and wrote appropriate music) that focused less on the dark drama that drives J.S. Bach's Passion settings and instead emphasized enlightenment and exaltation. In the troparion "When the Glorious Disciples," when Judas is "stricken and darkened with the love of money," glowering bass tones overwhelm the ethereal sopranos. Later, at "I shall arise and be glorified," the music suddenly surges from gently consoling to assertive and joyous. Though it requires highly skilled singers (particularly basses and sopranos) familiar with Orthodox idioms, it's easy to imagine parts of "Passion Week" being used in both secular and sacred choral settings.

It might even spark a rediscovery of its composer, who was later overshadowed by his contemporaries. "Part of the joy of this piece is discovering more about Steinberg himself," says Mr. Lingas, who plans a return to St. Petersburg for further study. "He wrote some very fine music, so highly valued by his contemporaries."

See:
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303663604579501311292027666?mg=reno64-wsj

[Cato]

A very positive review in the Apr. 15th Wall Street Journal of Maximilian Steinberg's Passion Week:

An excerpt:


See:
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303663604579501311292027666?mg=reno64-wsj

Amazon has two DGG CD's of the first two symphonies: according to a reviewer the plan to record all of the symphonies was dropped.  They are out-of-print, but are available used.

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[Roy Bland]

May 12, 2023 at the Magnitogorsk State Conservatory named after M.I. Glinka for the first time will host the Russian-Chinese music festival "Art-stream".

The main goal of the festival is the international promotion of the best traditions of Russian professional music education, the popularization of Russian musical art, the strengthening of cultural and educational ties between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China.

The festival will open with a plenary session and a scientific conference "Russian Musical Art: Chinese View", which will be attended by officials, musicologists from Russia and China, teachers working with Chinese students in creative universities in Russia. Students and young scientists from China will present the results of their research on Russian music.

The problems of pedagogical and organizational support for Chinese students in the process of their professional education in Russian universities of the arts will be devoted to the round table "Problems of integrating Chinese students into the system of professional music education in the Russian Federation", which will be attended by officials, leading musicologists of Russia and China, teachers and musicians.

At the end of the festival, there will be a concert "Russia and China: Musical Bridge", which will feature works by Russian and Chinese composers performed by students from the two countries, teachers and creative teams of the Magnitogorsk State Conservatory named after M.I. Glinka.

The Russian-Chinese Music Festival "Art Potok" is held on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Magnitogorsk State Conservatory - the youngest musical university in Russia. It is expected that it will become a landmark cultural event in the Southern Urals and open up new prospects for comprehensive and fruitful cultural and educational cooperation between Russia and China