Composers Inspired By Georgia And The Caucasus

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André

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March 24, 2020, 05:41:02 PM Last Edit: March 25, 2020, 04:56:11 AM by André
A word of commendation for the wonderful symphony by Nektarios Chargeishvili (1937-1971). AFAIK it's only available from youtube. The work dates from the late sixties.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9i02ussewA




Edited for typo

vandermolen

#21
March 24, 2020, 10:35:43 PM
Quote from: Pierre on December 21, 2008, 01:08:44 AM
That's a wonderful and still too-little-known work IMHO.

A very belated +1
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Irons

#22
March 25, 2020, 01:04:09 AM
Quote from: Christo on March 24, 2020, 01:01:12 AM
Great tip, love everything I heard by Otar Taktakishvili thus far, will look for these 'rarities' too. My tip would be his second violin concerto, or rather for violin and chamber orchestra, found on this terrific disc (the Nasidze / Nassidse etc. spelling of Georgian namens in the Latin alphabet differ per language, this cd choosing the German forms of both 'Taktakischwili' and 'Nassidse'. 

BTW the Georgian Chamber Orchestre under Liana Issakadze (German spelling again) was living AS A WHOLE in German exile in those years, had found a new base in the town of Ingolstadt in those years. They made a couple of recordings that I always loved, a special atmosphere of their own. I think the band is still there, in Ingolstadt, though with many names replaced by now. Germany was a safe haven for many cultural refugees during the last decades of the last century, this great CD always reminding me of their fate:

 

I have a Melodiya LP of Liana Isakadze playing the F minor VC conducted by Taktakishvili. The R/S is the 1st PC played by Marina Mdivani. I have used spelling as Melodiya translation.
You must have a very good opinion of yourself to write a symphony - John Ireland.

I opened the door people rushed through and I was left holding the knob - Bo Diddley.

pjme

#23
March 25, 2020, 01:22:57 AM Last Edit: March 25, 2020, 01:30:33 AM by pjme
Quote from: Roy Bland on March 24, 2020, 05:09:36 PM
Dear Pjme
Thanks for you answer.I need to know before buying georgian cds ,if sound is better than awful soviet recordings.I have this cd of Rustaveli Oratorio and has good sound quality
https://www.haydnhouse.com/HH22.htm
Best

To my ears the cds I have sound perfectly good, bearing in mind that they are (possibly) all AAD and the recordings are  between 30 and 50 years old.
I cannot detect scratches, flutter, pops or crackle... Some recordings are live, so there is some applause and the eventual cough .

pjme

#24
March 25, 2020, 01:34:29 AM
Quote from: André on March 24, 2020, 05:41:02 PM
A word of commendation for the wonderful symphony by Neltarios Chargeishvili (1937-1971). AFAIK it's only available from youtube. The work dates from the late sixties.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9i02ussewA



Thanks for the tip. Impressive and very tumultuous work. But I will need another listen, of course.

Roy Bland

#25
March 25, 2020, 04:31:13 PM
Quote from: pjme on March 25, 2020, 01:22:57 AM
To my ears the cds I have sound perfectly good, bearing in mind that they are (possibly) all AAD and the recordings are  between 30 and 50 years old.
I cannot detect scratches, flutter, pops or crackle... Some recordings are live, so there is some applause and the eventual cough .
TNX

Roy Bland

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March 29, 2022, 07:31:41 PM Last Edit: March 30, 2022, 04:58:08 PM by Roy Bland


The second edition of the series of musical collections of the Tbilisi State Conservatory - "Musical Almanac" was published, which includes works by Nodar Mamisashvili, Zurab Nadareishvili, Giorgi Shaverzashvili, Rezo Kiknadze, Eka Chabashvili and Maka Virsavarad for composition teachers.

The score is preceded by an extensive foreword to the analytical content and is accompanied by information about the authors and performers. The collection is accompanied by two CDs of records, "Iberi-Quartet" and the String Quartet of the Georgian Composers' Union.

Some of the recordings on the audio discs are the material of the Composers 'Union's library, and the process of preparing the new recordings was in direct collaboration with the Composers' Union.
The coordinator of the publication is musicologist Ketevan Bakradze.

you may ask at https://www.composersunion.ge/?lang=eng

Dry Brett Kavanaugh

#27
March 30, 2022, 02:22:32 PM
Wonderful thread and nice posts. Thanks a lot, posters.

Dry Brett Kavanaugh

#28
March 31, 2022, 06:32:15 AM
I like the Machavariani and Tsintsadze in the Gauk box set. Also the chamber music sounds good too.

Mirror Image

#29
March 31, 2022, 07:03:39 AM
Quote from: Dry Brett Kavanaugh on March 31, 2022, 06:32:15 AM
I like the Machavariani and Tsintsadze in the Gauk box set. Also the chamber music sounds good too.


This looks like an interesting release, Dry Brett. Three Georgians represented. What are the works like?

Dry Brett Kavanaugh

#30
March 31, 2022, 07:10:50 AM

vandermolen

#31
March 31, 2022, 01:14:21 PM
Quote from: Dry Brett Kavanaugh on March 31, 2022, 06:32:15 AM
I like the Machavariani and Tsintsadze in the Gauk box set. Also the chamber music sounds good too.
Ah, I have that Gauk box - must listen out for those works.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Dry Brett Kavanaugh

#33
March 31, 2022, 01:41:41 PM Last Edit: March 31, 2022, 01:44:52 PM by Dry Brett Kavanaugh
Quote from: vandermolen on March 31, 2022, 01:14:21 PM
Ah, I have that Gauk box - must listen out for those works.

Jeffrey, I bought the box set BECAUSE of your recommendation!  ;D

Roy Bland

#34
March 31, 2022, 05:30:52 PM
Quote from: Dry Brett Kavanaugh on March 31, 2022, 01:41:41 PM
Jeffrey, I bought the box set BECAUSE of your recommendation!  ;D
Pieces are interesting and well conducted but sound quality is very bad

pjme

#35
October 27, 2023, 01:35:06 AM Last Edit: November 06, 2023, 10:22:54 PM by pjme
In Belgium the "Europalia" festival is dedicated to Georgia.

https://europalia.eu/nl/europalia-georgia/europalia-georgia-programma

One of the high points will propably be this concert on november 18th:

"The Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra has grown in recent years to become the most prominent orchestra in Georgia and one of the most important orchestras in the region.
It is led by composer and conductor Vakhtang Kakhidze, who composed a monumental Requiem for the orchestra, the Georgian State Choir, men's sextet, women's quartet and boy soloist.
Let yourself be carried away by the Caucasian tones and the haunting character of this extremely catchy Requiem. A unique experience in the top acoustics of the Queen Elisabeth Hall/Antwerp!
Conductor Vakhtang Kakhidze
Orchestra
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra 
Georgia State Choir
Women's Choir 'Chanters'
Female Quartet
Men's Choir 'Rustavi' Male Sextet"


Roy Bland

#36
November 06, 2023, 08:15:05 PM Last Edit: November 06, 2023, 08:20:53 PM by Roy Bland
Otar Taktakishvili web page

http://otartaktakishvili.com/music/

Roy Bland

#37
November 28, 2023, 08:15:04 PM

Roy Bland

#38
January 06, 2024, 06:40:13 PM
Shop about georgian music.
I am not able to translat so i can't tell if there are only book and scores.May anyone helps?

https://georgianclassic.ge/product-category/saorkestro/

DaveF

#39
January 07, 2024, 12:29:57 AM
Quote from: Roy Bland on January 06, 2024, 06:40:13 PMShop about georgian music.
I am not able to translat so i can't tell if there are only book and scores.May anyone helps?

https://georgianclassic.ge/product-category/saorkestro/

They look like scores to me - I imagine CDs would have names of performers on them.  And they would be expensive for recordings - Tsintsadze's Miniatures is about £20.
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