Konstantin Vassiliev: Guitar Works
Naxos · 2022 · CD
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On this recording
- Konstantin VASSILIEV (b. 1970)
- Guitar Works • 1
- 1-3 Hommage à Tom Jobim (2016)
- 4 Cavatina (2015)
- 5 Rose in the Snow (2019)
- 6 Fatum (1996)
- 7 Wanderer in Time (2010)
- 8 The Jazz Story (2016)
- 9-10 Canto e Danza (2017)
- 11 El faro mágico (2018)
- 12 Obrío (2013)
- 13 Synestha (2014)
- 14 Danza fortaleza - No. 7. Cinderella (2010)
- 15-16 Two Russian Pieces (2005)
Konstantin Vassiliev's music synthesises several different styles including jazz, Russian folk music and contemporary Western traditions. This album contains music written over a 22-year period, with three works composed specifically for guitar soloist Yuri Liberzon. The Hommage à Tom Jobin was inspired by one of the creators of the bossa nova style, while the melancholie and lyrical contrasts of Rose in the Snow reveal Vassiliev's gift for storytelling. Arias, romantic miniatures, variations and multi-character episodes further reveal Vassiliev to be a vibrant and exciting composer of wide-ranging gifts.
“There are some fascinating and innovative percussive effects in the bossa nova-inspired Hommage à Tom Jobim, and some lovely melodic writing in numbers like Cavatina and Rose in the Snow.”Terry Robbins, The WholeNote
“Their performance of Obrio is reminiscent of the Assad Duo's performances of music by Piazzolla and Gnattali. I hope to hear more from this duo in the future”American Record Guide