Tatjana Masurenko & Roglit Ishay – White Nights: Viola Music from Saint Petersburg (2021)

“I grew up in that wonderful city; I studied there and my family lives there. As a mus ician who is always on the lookout for interesting new discoveries, I wanted to record these works for viola. You will find some familiar pieces in my selection, works that have long been in the standard repertoire for violists the world over, alongside new, unexpected arrangements.” “Unlike in the first two recordings of this series, in the I a test one I am no longer playing on my old viol a by Te store (Mil an, 1756 ), but on a new instrument by the viol in-maker Jurgen Manthey (Leipzig, 2020), whom I have known for 25 years and whose work I rate very highly. My playing technique has changed recently. Nowadays I play repertoire of the nineteenth century with more emphasis on the historical accent. For this reason, on this recording I am using gut strings and a bow made by the most famous nineteenth-century bow-maker, Nikolai Kittel from St. Petersburg ( 1856). The grand piano we used on this recording is also a historic in strument: a Bl Uthner of 1905 from Leipzig.” Tatjana Masurenko

Track List:
CD1
01. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Excerpts Arr. E. Strachov for Viola & Piano): No. 10, Moderato non troppo
02. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Excerpts Arr. E. Strachov for Viola & Piano): No. 14, Adagio
03. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Excerpts Arr. E. Strachov for Viola & Piano): No. 15, Allegretto
04. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Excerpts Arr. E. Strachov for Viola & Piano): No. 16, Andantino
05. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Excerpts Arr. E. Strachov for Viola & Piano): No. 17, Largo
06. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Excerpts Arr. E. Strachov for Viola & Piano): No. 18, Allegretto
07. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Excerpts Arr. E. Strachov for Viola & Piano): No. 24, Allegretto
08. Viola Sonata in D Minor (Completed W. Michel & V. Borisovsky): I. Allegro
09. Viola Sonata in D Minor (Completed W. Michel & V. Borisovsky): II. Andante
10. Elegy for Viola & Piano in G Minor, Op. 44
11. Elegy for Solo Viola
12. Mavra: Russian Maiden’s Song (Parasha’s Aria) [Arr. K. Oznobishev for Viola & Piano]
13. Sadko: Song of the Indian Guest (Arr. V. Borisovsky for Viola & Piano)
14. The Snow Maiden: Dance of the Buffoons (Arr. E. Strachov for Viola & Piano)
15. 6 Pieces, Op. 51 (Arr. V. Borisovsky for Viola & Piano): No. 6, Tempo di valse

CD2
01. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. V. Borisovsky for Viola & Piano): No. 1, Introduction. Andante assai
02. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. V. Borisovsky for Viola & Piano): No. 3, The Street Awakens. Allegretto
03. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. V. Borisovsky for Viola & Piano): No. 10, Juliet as a Young Girl. Vivace
04. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. V. Borisovsky for Viola & Piano): No. 19, Balcony Scene. Andante
05. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. V. Borisovsky for Viola & Piano): No. 13, Dance of the Knights. Allegro pesante
06. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts Arr. V. Borisovsky for Viola & Piano): No. 39, Farewell Before Parting-No. 52, Juliet’s Death
07. Viola Sonata
08. Viola Sonata, Op. 147: I. Moderato
09. Viola Sonata, Op. 147: II. Allegretto
10. Viola Sonata, Op. 147: III. Adagio

CD3
01. 6 Soirées à Saint-Petersbourg, Op. 44: No. 1, Romance “Die Nacht” (Arr. H. Wieniawski & T. Masurenko for Viola & Piano)
02. Variations on Alyabyev’s Romance “The Nightingale” (Arr. V. Borissovsky for Viola & Piano)
03. 2 Mélodies, Op. 3: No. 1 in F Major (Arr. E. Kross & T. Masurenko for Viola & Piano)
04. Viola Sonata in F Minor, Op. 49: I. Moderato
05. Viola Sonata in F Minor, Op. 49: II. Andante
06. Viola Sonata in F Minor, Op. 49: III. Moderato con moto
07. Viola Sonata in F Minor, Op. 49: IV. Allegro assai
08. Pastorale in F-Sharp Minor (Arr. V. Borissovsky for Viola & Piano)
09. Méditation in D Major, Op. 32 (Arr. for Viola & Piano)
10. Aveu passionné, TH 148
11. Impromptu for Viola & Piano, Op. 33 (I. Masurenko Version)

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