Taneyev: At the Reading of a Psalm

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Taneyev was a pupil of Tchaikovsky and a teacher of Prokofiev. Russians consider him a major composer, but his few well-crafted, deeply satisfying works have never been well known outside his native country. This disc offers the first recording of Taneyev's last major work, an hour-long cantata showing the influences of earlier choral composers yet filled with inspiration and individuality. Alas, this premiere features solo singers with unattractive voices, indifferent conducting, and some truly awful brass playing. The 1977 radio tape is blurry and untrue in sound. This CD is a stopgap at best. --Leslie Gerber

Tracks:

Moderato
Allegretto-Presto
Double Chorus
Allegro
Espaniola
Allegro Con Brio
Adagio Sostenuto
Tempo Di Menuetto
Adagio For Violin And Orchestra In E Major, KV 261
In Paradisum
Sicilienne
'Hilf, Herr Jesu, Lass Gelingen'
Rondo
Prelude To Act III

Sergei Taneyev: At the Reading of a Psalm [Hybrid SACD]

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Sergei Taneyev: At the Reading of a Psalm [Hybrid SACD]

Manufacturer: Pentatone
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0002XMEO0
Release Date: 2004-12-14

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Wonderful Music - Ghastly recording
Taneyev: At the Reading of a Psalm

Taneyev: At the Reading of a Psalm

Manufacturer: Russian Disc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000001LMK
Release Date: 1995-12-01

Tracks:

First Movt: Chor (Allegro Tempestoso) - Yulov State Chor/Evgeni Svetlanov
First Movt: Double Chor (Andante Sostenuto) - Yulov State Chor/Evgeni Svetlanov
First Movt: Chor. Triple Fugue (Andante-Allegro Molto) - Yulov State Chor/Evgeni Svetlanov
Second Movt: Chor (Allegro Moderato-Allegro Tenebroso) - Yulov State Chor/Evgeni Svetlanov
Second Movt: Qt (Andante-Con Moto) - Adelina Kozlova/Raisa Kotova/Yuri Antonov/Yuri Belokrynkin
Second Movt: Qt With Chor (Adagio Ma Non Troppo) - Adelina Kozlova/Raisa Kotova/Yuri Antonov/Yuri Belokrynkin
Third Movt: Interlude (Allegro Appassionato) - Adelina Kozlova/Raisa Kotova/Yuri Antonov/Yuri Belokrynkin
Third Movt: Aria (Adagio) - Adelina Kozlova/Raisa Kotova/Yuri Antonov/Yuri Belokrynkin
Third Movt: Double Chor (Adagio Pietoso E Molto Cantabile-Allegro Moderato-Allegro Molto) - Yulov State Chor/Evgeni Svetlanov

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Taneyev was a pupil of Tchaikovsky and a teacher of Prokofiev. Russians consider him a major composer, but his few well-crafted, deeply satisfying works have never been well known outside his native country. This disc offers the first recording of Taneyev's last major work, an hour-long cantata showing the influences of earlier choral composers yet filled with inspiration and individuality. Alas, this premiere features solo singers with unattractive voices, indifferent conducting, and some truly awful brass playing. The 1977 radio tape is blurry and untrue in sound. This CD is a stopgap at best. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Music - Ghastly recording.......2000-09-29

Taneyev is - perhaps quixotically - my favourite Russian composer, and in Russia this cantata is apparently considered to be his masterpiece. On the basis of this CD, you'd never agree. While a careful listener or Taneyev fan will find much to enjoy, the recording is truly ghastly. I find the shrill sopranos particularly off-putting, and the upper registers in general remind me of fingernails on chalkboards. I'd still recommend this to people interested in this period or composer, but I can only hope that a better recording will come along soon. First-time Taneyev buyers should stick to the Oresteia overture, St. John of Damascus (both on Chandos) or the piano quintet (on Arabesque)

Taneyev: At the Reading of a Psalm.......2000-01-07

This is a masterwork by an unjustly neglected composer. Perhaps the pleasures will only be discovered upon repeated hearings, but it is worth the effort.

The recording is of a live concert, and the performance is not best possible, but don't wait for another.

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