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DDD 65:02 Recorded: Asam Kirche Maria de Victoria Ingolstadt, 2-4 October 2002 ThSulchan Nassidse (1927-1996) Chamber Symphony no. 3 1) Andante – Allegro – Piu vivo - Maestoso Sulchan Nassidse was a pianist, teacher of composition and, from 1962 onwards, a board member of the Georgian Orchestral Association. He ranks among the best-known Georgian composers. His creativity is expressed mainly through symphonic works, with compositions including three symphonies, two piano concertos, a violin concerto and two string quartets. Nassidse composed his Chamber Symphony no. 3 in 1969, and dedicated it to the Georgian Chamber Orchestra. This work in one movement shows a fascinating intensity of expression and richness of tone colour, with its rapid changes of mood and a tonality suggestive of the Orient. The work tells a tale full of mysterious poetry and magic, in which an underlying mechanical menace and cries of anguish repeatedly break through to the surface. The conclusion remains open, unresolved and unclear. The soft dialogue between two solo violins suddenly falls silent. Nassidse’s unsurpassed feeling for tension and drama, coupled with a virtuosity of tonal expression which makes the highest possible demands upon the technical capabilities of stringed instruments, have produced a work in which the conventional symphonic framework is replaced by a linear, narrative structure. Igor
Loboda (*1956) Concert Ballade for
Violin, Violoncello and Chamber Orchestr Corinne
Chapelle, violin Our lives are multi-faceted. We experience a combination of passions, forces of nature, victories and defeats, love and hate. In this chaotic world, only one factor remains constant: time. Time moves on at a constant speed, and nothing or nobody can halt its progress. Igor Loboda Sulchan
Zinzadse (1925-1991) Miniatures for
String Orchestra Sulchan Fjodorowitsch Zinzadse, one of the most significant Georgian composers, began his musical career in the 1940s as a cellist with the Georgian State String Quartet. One of his earliest compositions, a collection of miniatures for string quartet based upon Georgian folk songs, was an immediate success. Although Zinzadse also composed a number of operas, ballets, symphonies and concertos, his compositions for string quartet and chamber orchestra remain his most significant works, and represent an important contribution to Georgian musical tradition. Zinzadse’s Miniatures for String Quartet (arranged for string orchestra by the composer himself) were written at various times in the composer’s career. They include transcriptions and arrangements of Georgian folk melodies, in which Zinzadse skilfully and impressively succeeds in transposing the contrasting nature of folk songs into the medium of the string quartet. Whether in lyrical pieces such as “Indi Mindi” and “Suliko”, the humorous “Zoli gamididgula” (the nagging wife), the highly effective “Satschidao” (a melody used to accompany sporting contests) or the “Mtskemsuri” (shepherds’ dance) – the composer has produced masterpieces which, whilst rich in tone colour, remain true to the simplicity of the folk tradition. Georgian
Chamber Orchestra of Ingolstadt MARKUS POSCHNER Born in Munich in 1971, Markus Poschner studied conducting under Professor Hermann Michael in Munich, where he was associate lecturer for the university orchestra from 1997 to 2000 (holder of the orchestral assistantship). Since 1999, he has been a lecturer in conducting and jazz improvisation at the University of Regensburg.He has worked as assistant conductor to Sir Colin Davis, Sir Roger Norrington, Krystof Penderecki and Roberto Paternostro. Since 1998, he has been a fellow of the Conductors’ Forum in the German Council of Music. He has since been guest conductor with the Munich Philharmonia, the Munich Radio Orchestra, the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, the Bremer Philharmonia, the West German Radio Symphony Orchestra of Cologne, the North German Radio Philharmonia of Hanover, Leipzig Opera, the State Theatre of Munich in the Gärtnerplatz and the Bruckner Orchestra of Linz, and has also conducted at festivals in Germany (the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Richard Strauss Festival in Garmisch, the Ruhr Festival of European Classics and the Rheingau Music Festival), Chile, Argentina, France and Austria. Since May 2000, Poschner has been Principal Conductor of the renowned Georgian Chamber Orchestra of Ingolstadt.Georgian Chamber Orchestra of Ingolstadt In 1990, the Georgian Chamber Orchestra, founded in Tiflis, Georgia in 1964, performed in Ingolstadt for the first time at the invitation of AUDI AG. The Principal Conductor at the time, the world-class violinist Liana Issakadze, found considerable support in the town for her idea that the orchestra should make its home in Ingolstadt. Soloists of international repute, such as Gidon Kremer, Lynn Harrell, Igor Oistrach, Mstislav Rostropowitsch, Rudolf Buchbinder, Christian Zacharias, Barbara Hendricks and Sergei Nakariakov have worked with the orchestra, while guest conductors such as Lord Yehudi Menuhin or Kurt Masur have made their stamp upon the group’s musical development. The Georgian Chamber Orchestra of Ingolstadt are regular guests at the major European music festivals, such as the Rheingau Music Festival, the Kissinger Summer Festival, the Prague Spring or the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. The orchestra has been a regular fixture at the Summer Concerts between the Danube and the Altmühl, a series of events organised by AUDI AG and Bavarian Radio, for a number of years. With Markus Poschner as its young Principal Conductor, the orchestra has pursued a process of continuous development, and has excited its audience with its new musical departures. For example, the traditional classical repertoire has been supplemented by projects involving the Kleezmer clarinettist Giora Feidman, jazz virtuoso Leonid Chizik, cabaret artist Bruno Jonas, or members of the Bavarian State Ballet, thereby reflecting the unique versatility of each of the players in the Georgian Chamber Orchestra of Ingolstadt. Alexander Suleiman Alexander Suleiman began playing piano at an early age, and later studied cello under Eldar Issakadze. He completed his studies under the legendary Russian cellist Daniel Schafran, and following his debut performance of Dvorak’s Cello Concerto at the Leipzig Gewandhaus became a student of Natalia Gutman. Alexander Suleiman distinguished himself by winning first prize in a number of competitions, both for piano and cello, as a result of which he was invited to participate in international festivals such as the Prague Mozart Academy, the Bratislava Music Festival (on the recommendation of Daniel Schafran), the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, the International Dietzenbach Music Festival, the International Oleg Kagan Festival and the International Chamber Music Festival in Finland, both as a performer and as a teacher of master classes. As a soloist, Alexander Suleiman has appeared in Europe, the USA and South America, and has been invited to perform with numerous orchestras, including the Philharmonia of Nations, the World Chamber Orchestra, the Lutoslawski Philharmonia of Poland and the Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra, with whom he gave his debut performance in Moscow. On the grounds of his enormous repertoire, which includes contemporary works, many compositions have been written with him in mind, and he has given the first performance of the works concerned in many instances. In 2002, he gave the highly successful first performance of Franz Hummel’s Cello Concerto which, together with his Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, is to be recorded for issue on CD as a World Premier Recording in December 2003. In September 2001, Franz Hummel, Corinne Chapelle and Alexander Suleiman formed the “Trio Zero”, with the intention of developing improvised works and collective compositions. The first in a series of CDs is to be issued in September of this year. Corinne Chapelle Corinne Chapelle began playing violin at the age of two, and studied under Dorothey DeLay at the famous Juilliard School in New York where, as a protégée of Pinchas Zukermann, she was also a beneficiary of the foundation endowed by the latter. Corinne Chapelle has since been awarded numerous prizes, including first prize in the International Julius Stulberg Competition for String Players, first prize in the Mozart Competition, the Spotlight Award of the Los Angeles Music Center and the Jascha Heifetz Prize. As a soloist, she has appeared in the USA, Europe and Asia with various orchestras, including the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of Tours and the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, with whom she made her Cologne Philharmonia debut at the Prince Regent Theatre in Munich and the Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris. Appointed to represent the USA as International Ambassador for Music, Corinne Chapelle has performed at the Senate Caucus in Washington D.C., and gave the first performance of the Samuel Barber Violin Concerto in China, where she appeared with the Beijing and Shanghai Central Philharmonic Orchestras. Corinne
Chapelle has also been invited to perform at festivals such as the Aspen Music
Festival in Colorado, the La Jolla Summer Festival in California, the Rheingau
and Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival and the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in
Finland, where she has also taught master classes. Yehudi Menuhin’s judgement of her as one of the most promising talents of her generation.
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