NEW ON NAXOS | JULY 2019


WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING


Alexander RAHBARI (b. 1948)


My Mother Persia Symphonic Poems, Vol. 1 Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Paula Rahbari, Violin • Antalya State Symphony Orchestra Prague Metropolitan Orchestra • Alexander Rahbari


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The Iranian conductor and composer Alexander Rahbari grew up with and trained in traditional Persian music with its most influential maestros. His eight symphonic poems, My Mother Persia, of which this is Volume 1 of 2, are full of melodies, rhythms and improvisations in these traditional styles, brought to life with the colours of modern orchestration. The first of these is an emotional violin concerto in which the soloist plays the role of the Nohe Khan, usually a tenor who sings in traditional Persian style at various religious ceremonies. Mother’s Tears refers to a gathering of orphans and to Rahbari’s own experiences of tragedy, contrasting with a subtext of mischief in Children’s Prayer.


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● Alexander Rahbari is a remarkable figure in the music world, taking a leading position in the cultural development of his country from a young age, winning numerous awards as a conductor and becoming closely associated with the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra as assistant to Herbert von Karajan. Rahbari has conducted numerous successful Naxos recordings, but this is the world premiere release of his cycle of symphonic poems My Mother Persia.


CLICK PLAY BUTTON TO HEAR TRACK 04: Symphonic Poem No. 2 ‘Mother’s Tears’


Nikolay MYASKOVSKY (1881–1950)


Symphonies Nos. 1 and 13 Ural Youth Symphony Orchestra • Alexander Rudin


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With 27 symphonies to his name, Nikolay Myaskovsky is known as the ‘father of the Soviet symphony’, his legacy placing him in the same line as other great Russian symphonists such as Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Myaskovsky’s richly Romantic Symphony No. 1 won him the Glazunov scholarship, and as a graduation work reveals the influence of Tchaikovsky and Scriabin in its expressive, dramatic impact. The more experimental but also deeply inward-looking and disconsolate Symphony No. 13 is regarded as one of Myaskovsky’s most individual statements.


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● Myaskovsky’s works are not frequently performed, but our own recordings of the symphonies on the Marco Polo label went some way towards raising his profile in the West, and our release on the Naxos label of his 24th and 25th Symphonies (8.555376) was welcomed by MusicWeb International: ‘The recent mini proliferation of Myaskovsky on disc will gladden many a heart and here’s another reason to be content. No complaints at all about the disc? None.’


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CLICK PLAY BUTTON TO HEAR TRACK 03: Symphony No. 1: III. Allegro assai e molto risoluto


Johann STAMITZ (1717–1757)


Symphonies, Op. 3 Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Musica Viva Moscow Chamber Orchestra • Alexander Rudin


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Blessed with a gift for musical invention and structural organisation, Johann Stamitz was one of the pioneering figures in symphonic music before the emergence of Haydn. He drove the development of symphonic form via the assimilation of the new operatic overture style resulting in works of brilliance and skilful orchestration. His Op. 3 symphonies, though not composed as a set, showcase why Stamitz was held in such high regard and was so influential: outer movements fizz with energy, and contain virtuosic string writing with frequent dynamic contrasts, while slow movements are intricate and refined.


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● Conductor Alexander Rudin is also an admired cellist and has recorded for Naxos in that capacity as well as a conductor, as featured above in the new release of Myaskovsky’s Symphonies Nos. 1 and 13. For his other Naxos recordings as cellist, see his back catalogue for – as an example – his Bach Cello Suites on 8.555992-93 and a Glazunov disc on 8.553932 (‘Alexander Rudin’s playing here is eloquent.’ – The Penguin Guide)


CLICK PLAY BUTTON TO HEAR TRACK 08: Symphony in G major, Op. 3, No. 3, Wolf G3: IV. Presto


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