Lisa Batiashvili - Echoes of Time
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Artist: Lisa BatiashviliComposer: Shostakovich
Composer: Kancheli
Composer: Rachmaninov
Composer: Arvo Part
Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Helene Grimaud
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2011-02-15
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
- 1. Nocturne (Moderato)
- 2. Scherzo (Allegro)
- 3. Passacaglia (Andante)
- 4. Burlesque (Allegro con brio - Presto)
- V & V
- Lyric Waltz
- Spiegel im Spiegel
- Vocalise, Op.34 No.14
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Music Review: A stylish, easily accessible modern program, with a refined Shostakovich First as the centerpiece
Rating: 4 Stars
After another round of musical chairs, both the violinist and conductor here, who were signed by Sony, have jumped to DG. In America at least, Lisa Batiashvili hasn't attracted major notices, but clearly she belongs in the top echelon of young female violinists who follow in the footsteps of Mutter, Midori, Chung, and Hahn. Whether or not she becomes a star on their order of magnitude, Batiashvili steps forward boldly here with a mixed program of very satisfying choices, both for newcomers and experienced collectors. Here's the whole program, split between violin and orchestra and violin with piano:
Kancheli:
V & V for violin and taped voice with string orchestra
Pärt:
Spiegel im Spiegel
Rachmaninov:
Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
with Hélène Grimaud (piano)
Shostakovich:
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99
Lyric Waltz (Dances of the Dolls)
Now that the Shostakovich Cto. #1 has become standard fare in the concert hall everywhere, violinists rush to say something new, or at least on a par with the greats who have preceded them, in particular David Oistrakh and Maxim Vengerov. I'd also rate young Sergey Khachatryan's recording as one of the most powerful and original. All three are intensely emotional, but on that count Batiashvili must contend with the coolness of her conductor, Salonen, who smooths out the textures and makes Shstakovich's writing elegant and understated. Thus a first movement that is serenely without mystery and a Scherzo that is quick on its feet but not biting or slashing. the soloist seems to be like-minded, so there's no clash of temperaments. the heart of this concerto is the wrenching Passacaglia, with its long solo bridge to the finale, a passage made unforgettable by Oistrakh, for whom it was written. It's gratifying that Batiashvili steps up emotionally here, although she is still restrained and doesn't dig viscerally into the instrument's lower strings. Struggle and agony don't seem to be in her vocabulary, at least not overtly. Call this a more meditative reading.
Giya Kancheli is a fellow Georgian, and Batiashvili has made a consistent effort to bring her homeland's culture forward. I used to hear a lot more of Kancheli in the Nineties, when they were all considered spiritually inclined. This implies spare transparency and the evocation of reverential moods. Of course, composing is more com;lex than that, but here we have an 11 min. work for violin, strings, and taped voice that comes close to fitting the spiritual stereotype. Its lyrical lines are long, slow, and all but suspended in tie. The idiom is very accessible; it's up to the individual listener to decide if there's any substance behind the aural effects. Kancheli says of his "relatively small piece," "I tried to confront the Eternal (the Divine voice) and the Real (the soloing violin and the string orchestra."
Of similar inclination is Arvo Part, who has made his reputation with spare, transparent works that gaze heavenward. Composed in 1978, fairly early for him,'Spiegel im Spiegel' (Mirror in the Mirror) for violin and piano has been one of Part's more frequently recorded works. Also 11 min. long, it opens with the simplest tonic triad in the piano and a slow, intermittent violin melody. Part refers to this as his tintinabular (bell-like) style, relating it to mystical experiences of liturgical chant. Once again, it's up to each listener to go into mystical transport or wonder about emperors and new clothes. Hiring Helene Grimaud to play single-handed triads is a nice bit of overkill.
She reappears for Rachmaninov's evergreen Vocalise, transcribed for violin. Here there's more artistry to show, and both pianist and violinist give a refined account of their parts, with a sure sense of how a lush romantic tune should go. finally, a waltz from Shostakovich, "Dance of the dolls" turned out with a gentle orchestral part to accompany the lilting melody. So the program may seem a bit daunting on the surface but is actually as approachable as a pops concert except for the Shostakovich concerto, assuming that you are somewhat serious about what constitutes popular classical music. Throughout Batiashvili is stylish and skilled, but I kept feeling that the wattage needed to be turned up. NO doubt others will be completely satisfied.
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Description of Echoes of Time
Lisa Batiashvili's debut album for Deutsche Grammophon "Echoes of Time" is a matter of the heart - an unusual, very individual and fascinating program by one of the most appreciated young soloists of our days. Lisa focuses her program on composers whose lives and work have been heavily influenced by the political happenings and oppressions in former Soviet Union - like Lisa herself, who went into German exile with her family during the political upheaval in Georgia in 1991. In a program spanning the whole 20th century, Lisa's album combines (modern) classics by Shostakovich and Rachmaninov with two more recent works - her Georgian compatriot Giya Kancheli's highly atmospheric V&V and Estonian Arvo Pärt's spiritual Spiegel im Spiegel for Violin and Piano, written shortly before the composer went into exile. The collection is rounded up by two short pieces: an orchestrated version of Shostakovich's elegant Waltz from the Doll's Dances cycle (1952), and Rachmaninov's all-time favorite melody Vocalise , written two years before the composers' emigration from Russia. For Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel and Rachmaninov's Vocalise Lisa teams up with one of our most distinctive pianists, Hélène Grimaud. The chemistry between these musicians has the potential to create an extraordinary musical experience.Classical CDs
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