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HOMAGE Works by Alexander Meshibovsky HOMAGE Works by Alexander Meshibovsky ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Alexander Meshibovsky, violin › Raisa Kagramanova, piano This CD was recorded at Systems Two Recording Studio, New York and at Musiclab Studio, Long Island, New York in March-April 2016. Recording Producer and Engineer: Lou Gimenez The compositions are available direct from the composer. WWW.ALBANYRECORDS.COM TROY1673 ALBANY RECORDS U.S. 915 BROADWAY, ALBANY, NY 12207 TEL: 518.436.8814 FAX: 518.436.0643 ALBANY RECORDS U.K. BOX 137, KENDAL, CUMBRIA LA8 0XD TEL: 01539 824008 © 2017 ALBANY RECORDS MADE IN THE USA DDD WARNING: COPYRIGHT SUBSISTS IN ALL RECORDINGS ISSUED UNDER THIS LABEL. Meshibovsky_1673_book.indd 1-2 4/19/17 5:07 PM Born in Kharkov, USSR, Alexander Meshibovsky began violin lessons at the age of five. extensively in Germany, Italy, Poland, Bulgaria, and the Netherlands, as well as in her He studied at the Special School of Music for Gifted Children and graduated from the native Russia. Kharkov Conservatory. Among his teachers was Adolph Lestchinsky, who had studied with Carl Flesh. After graduating from the Kharkov Conservatory, Meshibovsky was THE MUSIC invited to be represented by the Russian Concert Agency, later becoming represnted by Besides being a concert violinist, Alexander Meshibovsky is active as a composer. This the Moscow Concert Agency, under whose auspices he toured the USSR performing as a recording features him performing his own compositions. The first work, Suite in the Old recitalist and soloist with orchestras. During this time he continued his studies with the Style, was written as a collection of dance movements. It starts with a Prelude followed by famous violinist Boris Goldstein. contrasting dances varying in tempo and character. Meshibovsky’s intention in this com- Since leaving Russia, Meshibovsky has continued his career performing with major position was to display the development of the dance from the baroque era to the present European and American orchestras under such prominent conductors as Christoph von time. Starting in a typically baroque tradition, these dances gradually evolve, becoming Dohnanyi, Edo de Waart, Ricardo Chailly, Klaus Tennstedt, and Thomas Sanderling. more modern and the Suite ends with a vivid, burlesque-like Pantomime. He has given recitals in Germany, Austria, France, and Norway. Sonata for Violin and Piano was composed as homage to Sergei Rachmaninov. Meshibovsky came to the United States in 1979 and coached with Jascha Heifetz Unfortunately Rachmaninov wrote very few works for the violin, among them an early for a number of years. His extensive repertoire includes almost 50 violin concertos from Romance in A minor, his Melodie and Deux Morceaux de Salon. In honoring the memory baroque to contemporary, works for violin and piano and unaccompanied violin, as well of this great composer and his love of his music, Meshibovsky followed the character and as his own compositions, arrangements, and transcriptions. style of Rachmaninov’s compositions while staying true to his own voice. Pianist Raisa Kagramanova is the winner of several international competitions Following the Sonata are three short pieces — a lyrical Intermezzo and two charac- and has a distinguished performing career. She studied in Russia at the Central Music teristic dances — Mazurka and Old Vienna. School of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory and at the Moscow Classical Academy. Ms. The recording concludes with Gershwiniana, a fantasy on Gershwin’s music. Kagramanova came to New York in 2011 and pursues an active concert career, having Here Mr. Meshibovsky uses a variety of Gershwin’s themes such as Porgy and Bess, given recitals in many prestigious halls such as Merkin Hall at Lincoln Center, Kimmel An American in Paris, and Rhapsody in Blue and has arranged them to create a dazzling Center in Philadelphia, and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. She has also performed display of virtuosic violin playing. Meshibovsky_1673_book.indd 3-4 4/19/17 5:07 PM HOMAGE HOMAGE Works by Alexander Meshibovsky Alexander Meshibovsky TROY1673 Works by Alexander Meshibovsky Suite in the Old Style Alexander Meshibovsky, violin 1 Prelude [2:04] 2 Gigue [1:35] Raisa Kagramanova, piano 3 Passacaglia [2:49] 4 Sarabanda [2:26] 5 Menuet [2:58] 6 Gavotte [1:29] 7 Allemanda [1:39] 8 Pantomime [1:40] Sonata for Violin & Piano (Homage to Rachmaninov) 9 Andante [5:21] 10 Moderato Malinconico [3:51] 11 Allegro Moderato e Agitato [7:40] 12 Intermezzo [2:51] 13 Mazurka [2:18] 14 Old Vienna [2:56] 15 Gershwiniana [11:24] Total Time = 53:19 Works by Alexander Meshibovsky WWW.ALBANYRECORDS.COM TROY1673 TROY1673 ALBANY RECORDS U.S. 915 BROADWAY, ALBANY, NY 12207 TEL: 518.436.8814 FAX: 518.436.0643 ALBANY RECORDS U.K. BOX 137, KENDAL, CUMBRIA LA8 0XD TEL: 01539 824008 © 2017 ALBANY RECORDS MADE IN THE USA HOMAGE DDD WARNING: COPYRIGHT SUBSISTS IN ALL RECORDINGS ISSUED UNDER THIS LABEL. 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