Gezentsvey, Yury

Boris Pigovat: Requiem "The Holocaust" for viola & orchestra; Silent Music for viola & piano; Prayer for viola & piano / Donald Maurice, viola

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-07-10

Works: Boris Pigovat: Requiem, for viola & orchestra ("The Holocaust"); Prayer, for viola & piano; Silent Music, for viola & harp; Nigun, for string quartet
Performers: Gezentsvey, Yury; Mapp, Richard; Maurice, Donald; Mills, Carolyn
Conductors: Taddei, Marc
Ensemble: Vector Wellington Orchestra

This live recording based on a concert presented in memory of the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht features Requiem "The Holocaust," winner of the 1995 Prize...continue...

Hill: String Quartets Vol 2 / Dominion String Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Alfred Hill: Quartet for Strings no 4 in C minor; Quartet for Strings no 6 in G major, ('The Kids'); Quartet for Strings no 8 in A major
Performers: Chickering, David; Gezentsvey, Yury; Harris, Rosemary; Maurice, Donald; Pulcher, David
Conductors:
Ensemble: Dominion Quartet

While Hill's first three string quartets were reminiscent of Dvorak and Tchaikovsky, these three demonstrate new directions. With the slow movement of 'Quartet No. 4'...continue...