GALINA USTVOLSKAYA
Sonatas
LabelCol LegnoGenreContemporary Composition
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Markus Hinterhäuser shows us a terrific interpretation of the piano sonatas from the russian composer. Massive music!
They say that Galina Ustvolskaya led a very secluded life, that she was a loner. It is amazing, though, how distinct an image of her emerges from the almost meditative way in which she immersed herself in structures, dynamics and combinations of pitches. And not only that. You can hear the concentration on her work and the contrasts within the scope of an existence, some even say you can hear St. Petersburg. Markus Hinterhäuser plays Ustvolskaya’s sonatas as though it were the music of an intimate friend. The piano is vibrating, the music seems nearly torn apart with the tension. The pieces characterized by extreme dynamics, economy and cluster blocks are interpreted by Hinterhäuser with great intensity.
They say that Galina Ustvolskaya led a very secluded life, that she was a loner. It is amazing, though, how distinct an image of her emerges from the almost meditative way in which she immersed herself in structures, dynamics and combinations of pitches. And not only that. You can hear the concentration on her work and the contrasts within the scope of an existence, some even say you can hear St. Petersburg. Markus Hinterhäuser plays Ustvolskaya’s sonatas as though it were the music of an intimate friend. The piano is vibrating, the music seems nearly torn apart with the tension. The pieces characterized by extreme dynamics, economy and cluster blocks are interpreted by Hinterhäuser with great intensity.
Details
Cat. number: WWE 1CD 50502 CD
Year: 2011
Release notes
Sonata No. 1 (1947) Sonata No. 2 (1949) Sonata No. 3 (1952) Sonata No. 4 (1957) Sonata No. 5 (1986) Sonata No. 6 (1988) Recordings: January/February 1998, Salzburger Festspielhaus, Probebühne, Salzburg. Booklet includes liner notes in German, English and French. Recordings originally released in 1998. Total time 73:01. ©+℗ 1998/2012 col legno Produktions- und VertriebsgmbH
Tracklist
| 1 | Sonata No. 1 | 9:21 | |
| 2 | Sonata No. 2 | 11:10 | |
| 3 | Sonata No. 3 | 17:23 | |
| 4 | Sonata No. 4 | 11:00 | |
| 5 | Sonata No. 5 | 16:10 | |
| 6 | Sonata No. 6 | 7:12 |
Credits
- GALINA USTVOLSKAYA
- Composed By
- Reinhard Kager
- Liner Notes [Text, In German]
- Anne Heritage
- Liner Notes [Translated By, Into English]
- Martine Passelaigue
- Liner Notes [Translated By, Into French]
- Markus Hinterhäuser
- Piano
