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Mats Norrman:
>Always the usual suspect are being played. But I can tell that here
>in Sweden Sofia Gubaidulina is incredibly popular. And seemingly abroad
>as well. Her offertorium is surely as great as anything by Sjostakovitj.
>If there are other people on the list who are interested in her music,
>don't hesitate to contact me.
Indeed, I am interested in the music of Sofia Gubaidulina. I really
LOVE Kermer and Dutoit's recording of Offertorium (DGG), an atonal violin
concerto based on the theme from Bach's Musical Offering. But I also like
her chamber music and her bassoon concerto... A few years ago, I also had
to opportunity to hear Dutoit conducting the US premiere of the Concerto
for three kotos and orchestra, a most dramatic and original work. Do you
know a recording of this piece?
EMI has rencently launched a new Gubaibulina CD that seems quite
interesting:
http://www.classical.net/music/recs/reviews/e/emi57153a.html
Have you heard it?
Apart from Gubaidulina, I like the music of another female Russian composer:
Galina Ustvolskaya.
http://www.siue.edu/~aho/musov/ust/ust.html
From my perspective, her Octet for two oboes, four violins, timpani and
piano (1949-1950) and her Grand Duet for cello and piano (1959) are among
the best chamber works of the 20th century... As moving as Shostakovich's
string quartets!!! There is a good Melodiya/BMG CD that offers decent
recordings of these great works... Grab it if you find it somewhere:
I think it has been deleted from the BMG catalogue!
Other fans of Ustvolskaya on this list? If you have new recordings to
suggest, please let me know...
Daniel B
Calgary, Canada
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