Shor: Composer's Notebook Vol.6: Cello Concertos 2 & 3, etc.

The two cello concertos in this volume (Cello Concerto no.1 is on 8579142) reveal both the lighter and darker sides of Alexey Shor's musical imagination. Concerto no.2 was composed during a Covid-19 lockdown, and for all its lushness and soaring melodies, displays a profoundly melancholic element rare in Shor's oeuvre. The Cello Concerto no.3 is a captivating, lyrical and harmonically rich addition to the repertoire. The charming Humoresque is an early work bridging Classical tradition with contemporary sensibility.

Dmitry Yablonsky is a Grammy Award-nominated cellist and conductor. He has transcribed and edited works for cello which have been published by the International Music Company and Dover Publications.

Narek Hakhnazaryan won the First Prize and Gold Medal at the XIVth International Tchaikovsky Competition at the age of 22. Hakhnazaryan has been awarded an honourable Movses Khorenatsi medal for outstanding achievements in the field of culture and the title of Honoured Artist of Armenia.

Alexey Shor's Composer's Notebook Vol.4 is on 8.579142: 'This concerto is interesting and pleasant to listen to, and it is played attractively here…Zia Hyunsu Shin plays brilliantly, and she is well accompanied by the Kyiv Virtuosi under Massimiliano Caldi', wrote Pizzicato.