SKRJABINS MANGE FARGER

Nok en gang får vi oppleve den fabelaktige kombinasjonen Vasily Petrenko, Kirill Gerstein og Oslo-Filharmonien: LAWO Classics har gleden av å presentere siste utgivelse i den kritikerroste Skrjabin-serien. Skrjabins første symfoni er en hymne til kunsten, og et ambisiøst første skritt på veien han hadde planlagt for seg selv, musikken og menneskeheten. I «Prometeus» stemmer kor og orkester, lyd, lys og farger sammen når den mystiske akkorden endelig forvandles til en mektig og konsonerende treklang – et hint om den store forvandlingen Skrjabin hadde planlagt for oss alle, fra mystikkens urmørke til bevissthetens ekstatiske opplysning. Dette er intenst vakker og kraftfull musikk, fremført med Oslo-Filharmoniens rike og varme klang. På innspillingen medvirker også de velrenommerte solistene Alisa Kolosova (mezzosopran) og Alexey Dolgov (tenor), samt Oslo Filharmoniske Kor – Oslo-Filharmoniens eget symfoniske kor, og et av de beste i Norden. 

Vasily Petrenko er en av vår tids fremste og mest inspirerende musikere, og har mottatt en rekke utmerkelser for sine innspillinger av russisk repertoar, deriblant to Gramophone-priser. Med Oslo-Filharmonien har han spilt inn verker av Sjostakovitsj, Szymanowski, Prokofjev og Strauss samt en stor ny syklus med orkesterverker av Aleksandr Skrjabin, der denne utgivelsen er den siste i en serie på tre CD-er. De to foregående utgivelsene, LWC1088 og LWC1139, har mottatt strålende anmeldelser.

 Oslo-Filharmonien så dagens lys i 1919, og gjennom et halvt århundre vokste orkesterets renomme jevnt og trutt. Så, i 1979, forandret det seg for alltid, da en ung latvier kom til Norge. Mariss Jansons gjorde Filharmonien til en rival for de store filharmoniske orkestrene i Wien, Berlin og New York, og verden lytter fremdeles, tre tiår senere.

 På grunn av sin nysgjerrighet og allsidighet har Kirill Gerstein engasjert seg intenst i et bredt spekter av repertoar og stilarter. Fra Bach til Adès karakteriseres hans spill av uttrykksklarhet, skarp intelligens og virtuositet. Gersteins energiske og fantasifulle musikalske personlighet har raskt ført ham til toppsjiktet av dagens pianister.

 

SCRIABIN’S WORLD OF COLOURS

Once again pairing the winning combination of Gramophone’s 2017 ‘Artist of the Year’ Vasily Petrenko, the Oslo Philharmonic and pianist Kirill Gerstein together, LAWO Classics is delighted to present the last instalment of their critically acclaimed Scriabin Series. Scriabin's first symphony is a “hymn to art”, and was an ambitious first step on his fascinating philosophical journey as an orchestral composer. In “Prometheus”, his last completed orchestral work, choir, orchestra, piano, light, and colour all come together as the “mystic” chord finally resolves into the powerful and consonant major triad – transforming us from the primeval dark of mysticism to the ecstatic enlightenment of a greater awareness. This is intensely beautiful and powerful music, performed with the famously rich and warm sound of The Oslo Philharmonic. Participating on the recording are highly acclaimed soloists Alisa Kolosova (mezzo-soprano), Alexey Dolgov (tenor), and Oslo Philharmonic Choir.

Vasily Petrenko is one of the most significant and galvanizing musicians alive, and has won numerous accolades for his recordings of Russian repertoire, including two Gramophone awards. With the Oslo Philharmonic, he has recorded works by Shostakovich, Szymanowski, Prokofiev and Strauss, as well as a major cycle of orchestral works by Alexander Scriabin, of which this release is the last in the series of three CDs. The previous releases in the Scriabin Series, LWC1088 and LWC1139, have received glowing reviews.

The Oslo Philharmonic was born in 1919 and over the next half-century, the Oslo Philharmonic’s reputation grew steadily. In 1979, it changed forever with the arrival of a young Latvian arriving in Norway, Mariss Jansons, who transformed it to rival the great Philharmonics of Vienna, Berlin and New York.

Kirill Gerstein’s curiosity and versatility has led to an intense engagement with a wide range of repertoire and styles. From Bach to Adès, his playing is distinguished by its clarity of expression, discerning intelligence and virtuosity. Gerstein’s energetic and imaginative musical personality has taken him rapidly to the top of his profession.

 

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ANMELDELSER/REVIEWS 

«This Petrenko account is first class and can stand confidently alongside the finest accounts. […] The imposing Oslo Philharmonic Choir combines with the soloists to remarkable effect, resulting in a conclusion with a tumultuous outburst of passion. […] Gerstein produces the elevated level of performance to which I have become accustomed.» Michael Cookson – Musicweb International, September 2018 

[…] the release of the closing instalment of Vasily Petrenko’s superb traversal of the complete symphonies of Scriabin with the Oslo Philharmonic on LAWO, and the project certainly goes out with a bang on this recording of the beleaguered Symphony No. 1 […] Katherine Cooper – Presto Classical, September 2018

"It’s their performance of Prometheus, one of Scriabin’s greatest achievements, that stands out." Andrew Clements - The Guardian, October 25, 2018

"Det er mye følelser i Skrjabins musikk. Følelser som Petrenko og orkesteret hans formidler på en glimrende måte. Musikken og musikerne smelter sammen til faktisk å bli en levende organisme som det er umulig å ikke bli grepet av. Musiseringen er sterk, instrumentalistene i orkesteret imponerer både i de solistiske innslagene, samt som en musikalsk enhet. Slikt fordrer også en dirigent i toppklasse, noe Petrenko igjen viser." Trond Erikson, Den Klassiske CD-bloggen, 18.11.2018 

“We listened with great pleasure to the first recordings by Vasily Petrenko with the Oslo Philharmonic.” Carme Miró, Sonograma Magazine -29.11.2018 

"Petrenko shapes such details with great finesse and equally digs out instrumental niceties from the heady perfumed tumult of Prometheus. Precision, transparency, and, when it's warranted, sweltering heat." Geoff Brown, BBC Music Magazine - December 2018 review_LWC1160_BBCMusicmagazine_p1 ; review_LWC1160_BBCMusicmagazine_p2

 "Very strong moments of orchestra and the great form of Petrenko." Francemusique.fr https://www.francemusique.fr/emissions/en-pistes/actualite-du-disque-offenbach-couperin-scriabine-67238

"[...] Petrenko makes the music sound beautiful and poetic from bar to bar, which is about all anyone can do in the amorphous luxuriance of Lymphony No. 1. [...] The woodwind solos are delicately handled, and the Oslo Philharmonic Choir, extravagantly called upon only in the last four minues of the symphony, is excellent and recorded with clarity." Hunley Dent, Fanfare Magazine, March/April 2019

"[...], Petrenko seems to have an instinct for where the music wants to go , and he takes it there unerringly and without mannerisms. His reading is not only well thought out and executed; it breathes in a way that makes it seem as if the score is playing itself. [...] The chorus is good, and the Russian tone of both soloists fits perfectly. I had the same response to it that Don O'Connor did reviewing Petrenko's Scriabin Third and Fourth when he called the orchestra a "delightful surprise, responding to every nuance of Petrenko's vision of the msic. This expecially emerges in some brass parts, which often sound blatty, but here sound noble." Hecht, American Record Guide

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https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/1528162