Mozetich | Langer | Schnittke

MARJAN MOZETICH

Affairs of the Heart

ELENA LANGER

Platch

ALFRED SCHNITTKE

Concerto for Three

Roman Mints, violin

Maxim Rysanov, viola

Kristine Blaumane, cello

New Prague Sinfonia

West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra

Mikel Toms, conductor

“The Russian violinist Roman Mints demonstrates a huge talent in this stimulating disc of contemporary works…The emotive demands of the solo part require Mints to scale vertiginous heights: as a showpiece of hysterical lament, Elena Langer’s Platch succeeds admirably…With the version [of Schnittke’s Concerto for Three] by its dedicatees Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet and Rostropovich currently unavailable this is a highly competitive account.” Performance: * * * * *

“…Another first-rate performance rounds out a highly recommended issue, which even the most conservative of readers should urgently seek out.”

Issued on Quartz [QTZ2052]