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Igor Raykhelson: Viola Concerto; Violin Concerto / Yuri Bashmet, viola; Nikolay Sachenko, violin

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-07-10

Works: Igor Raykhelson: Concerto for Violin in C minor; Concerto for Viola in A minor
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Sachenko, Nikolay
Conductors: Vandelli, Claudio; Slatkovsky, Alexander
Ensemble: Novaya Rossiya Orchestra

In the words of his friend, violist and conductor Yuri Bashmet, composer-pianist Igor Raykhelson "possesses a superb mastery of both classical and jazz idioms." The...continue...

Raykhelson: Jazz Suite, Little Symphony / Bashmet, et al

1 CD / Toccata / 2007-04-10

Works: Igor Raykhelson: Little Symphony for strings in G minor; Reflections; Adagio for viola and strings; Jazz Suite, for viola, saxophone and orchestra
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Butman, Igor; Goloubev, Yuri; Raykhelson, Igor; Revich, Elena; Revitch, Elena; Zizak, Eduard
Conductors: Bashmet, Yuri
Ensemble: Moscow Soloists

Igor Raykhelson studied both classical and jazz piano, and early in his career formed a jazz quartet, 'The Emerging Stars.' In 1979 Raykhelson moved to...continue...
Personnel: Igor Raykhelson (piano); Elena Revich (violin); Yuri Bashmet (viola); Igor Butman (saxophone); Yuri Goloubev (double bass)....continue...