Composer(s):
Conductor(s):
Genre(s):
Chamber Music; Concerto
Period(s):
Contemporary
Label:
Orfeo
Catalogue No:
C230121
Barcode:
4011790230023
Release Date:
09/2024
Available Format(s):
CD

Gubaidulina: Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Bayan & Rejoice!

One special aspect of Sofia Gubaidulina’s music is that at the end of the 1970s she discovered the sound characteristics and expressive possibilities of the bayan, a button accordion that had previously been popular only as a folk music instrument in Russia; she then established

it as an instrument of contemporary music through numerous inspired compositions. She was supported and accompanied in this endeavour by bayan performers such as Friedrich Lips in Moscow and the Swiss musician

Elsbeth Moser, who taught in Hanover. The creation of the Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Bayan (2017) can be traced back to a suggestion by Elsbeth Moser. The present recording represents the German premiere of the concerto.

For the five movements of “Rejoice!” for violin and cello (1981),Gubaidulina chose various quotations from the writings of the Ukrainian ‘travelling philosopher’ Grigori Skoworoda (1722–1794), who called for poverty and self-deepening as a prerequisite for finding God. The composer explained:“The theme of my work is the metaphorical representation of the transition to another reality, expressed through the juxtaposition of

normal sound and harmonics.” Due to its clear religious references, it was not possible to premiere the work until 1988, in Finland.


Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Bayan
1.     Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Bayan
29:01
Rejoice! (Freue Dich!)
2.     I. Your joy no one will take away from you (Eure Freude wird niemand von euch nehmen)
03:25
3.     II. Rejoice with joy (Freuet euch der Freude)
04:33
4.     III. Rejoice, Ravvi (Freue dich, Rabbi)
11:17
5.     IV. And he returned to his own abode (Nun ist er in sein Haus zurückgekehrt)
06:49
6.     V. Heed thyself (Hör auf dich selbst)
05:23

Total Playing Time: 01:00:28