Eight hymns : in memoriam Andrei Tarkovsky : for violin solo, string orchestra, vibraphone and piano / Stevan Kovacs Tickmayer (11:47) -- Piano quintet in F minor : for piano, two violins, viola and violoncello / César Franck (36:20) -- Silent prayer : for violin, violoncello, vibraphone, bass guitar, string orchestra and tape / Giya Kancheli (26:40).
The 3rd work composed for the 80th birthday of cellist, Mstislav Rostropovich and the 60th birthday of Gidon Kremer. Prerecorded tape in 3rd work includes soprano soloist singing Russian text.
Participant/Performer Note:
Gidon Kremer, violin ; Sofia Altunashvili, voice on tape (3rd work) ; Khatia Buniatishvili, piano (1st & 2nd works) ; Andrei Pushkarev, vibraphone (1st & 3rd works) ; Marija Nemanytė, violin (2nd work) ; Maxim Rysanov, viola (2nd work) ; Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė, violoncello (2nd & 3rd works) ; Ēriks Kiršfelds, bass guitar (3rd work) ; Kremerata Baltica (1st & 3rd works) ; Roman Kofman, conductor (1st work).
Data/Place of Event:
Recorded 2008 July Lockenhaus Festival, Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus, Lockenhaus, Austria.
