TANEYEV: At the Reading of a Psalm, Op. 36, "Cantata No. 2" Classical PENTATONE

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TANEYEV: At the Reading of a Psalm, Op. 36, "Cantata No. 2"

Label Catalogue Number:
PTC5186038

Running Time: 68:31

Release Date: January 2004

Composer
Sergei Taneyev

Solo Featured Artist
Andrei Baturkin

Solo Featured Artist
Mikhail Pletnev

Orchestra
Russian National Orchestra

Conductor
Mikhail Pletnev

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SERGEI TANEYEV

Po prochtenii psalma (At the Reading of a Psalm), Op. 36

1.

I. …Zemlya trepeshchet (…The earth is trembling) (Chorus)

5:12

Solo: Andrei Baturkin Featured Artist

2.

II. Izrail'! Ti mne stroish' khramy (Israel! You build temples for me) (Double Chorus)

4:50

Solo: Andrei Baturkin Featured Artist

3.

III. K chemu mne pyshnykh khramov svody (But I do not need splendid temple vaults) (Chorus)

7:38

Solo: Andrei Baturkin Featured Artist

4.

IV. K chemu mne zlato? (I do not need gold) (Chorus)

3:39

Solo: Mikhail Pletnev Featured Artist

5.

V. K chemu kurenya? (I need no incense) (Quartet)

10:55

Solo: Mikhail Pletnev Featured Artist

6.

VI. K chemy ogni? (I do not need fires) (Quartet and Chorus)

8:40

Solo: Mikhail Pletnev Featured Artist

7.

VII. Interlude - Tvoy skuden dar... (Your gift is so poor...)

6:20

Solo: Mikhail Pletnev Featured Artist

8.

VIII. Aria:…Yest' dar bestsenniy (…But there is a priceless gift) (Alto)

10:22

Solo: Mikhail Pletnev Featured Artist

9.

IX. Mne nuzhno serdtse chishche zlata (I need your heart to be purer than gold) (Double Chorus)

10:55

Solo: Mikhail Pletnev Featured Artist

Orchestra: Russian National Orchestra

Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev

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Reviews

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“It is a terrific piece, and this fine performance does it proud.”
Geoffrey Norris

The Telegraph

“ Sergei Taneyev’s At the Reading of a Psalm is an overlooked masterpiece of the Russian music literature. I am happy PentaTone shared my dream of recording this great cantata, and I hope that our disc will bring it the recognition which it well deserves.” Mikhail Pletnev

“ for the musically adventurous, and those who enjoy purely sonic audiophile delights of surround-sound effects, this CD is top-drawer”. Gary Lemco

“A performance that does full justice to deeply-felt music” John Warrack

Gramophone

“This marvelous Cantata – Taneyev’s swan song – proves that he was the most important Russian contrapuntist, with an extremely organised control of the form and results of almost bizarre mystic beauty. Mikhail Pletnev conducts his own in 1990 established orchestra a mixed and a boys choir and a quarted of soloists in a wonderful dark Slavic perfomance”. Jan van Laar

Elsevier

“ A performance that does full justice to deeply-felt music”. John Warrack

Gramophone

“While the engineering is excellent in stereo, in surround sound the orchestra and chorus acquire a dimension of massiveness due to hall reverberance entirely appropriate to the performance of such a piece in a concert venue. It’s impressive in its own right, especially at the powerful conclusions of the first and third movements. With excellent liner notes and texts in English and transliterated Russian, I can highly recommend this release.” Barry Brenesal

Fanfare

“It is a terrific piece, and this fine performance does it proud.” Geoffrey Norris

The Telegraph

“Without question, this is one of the finest, most realistic choral/orchestral recordings to be heard, particularly the realistic, natural sound of the large chorus which, even at high volume, doesn’t blast. This is a handsome production with complete text in Russian, English, German and French. Highly recommended! Robert Benson

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