‘Sogno di Stabat Mater bzw. 
Dialogues on Stabat Mater,’ will be included on Gidon Kremer’s upcoming release, “De Profundis,” available on September 14 (pre-order now). From the composer:
“My ‘Sogno di Stabat Mater’ is an experiment. On the one hand, I re-wrote selected sections from Pergolesi’s famous masterwork into a kind of concerto grosso for violin, viola and chamber orchestra whilst remaining true to the spirit of the original work, so that an abstract instrumental piece could be made out of a sacred vocal work. On the other hand, I hoped to create a kind of framework in this manner, a dialogue, a new perspective on a well-known subject. And in this dialogue I did not so much want to proceed from the aesthetic differences in culture and harmonic language between the 18th and 21st centuries, but rather from their similarities which, incidentally, are much more fascinating.
The image of a suffering mother is universal – like pain, even though the forms of expression may differ according to the religious or cultural background.”
Also included are selections from composers whose works span over two centuries. From nonesuch.com:
Kremer explains: “The artists featured on this record affirm a deep-rooted personal expression that can resonate within anyone. Their spiritual missive can sustain humans by appealing to their profoundest emotions, by letting them open up, become more conscious, rather than ‘forget themselves.’ Each of the 12 pieces selected for this album sends its own individual message to the listener, one that my colleagues from Kremerata Baltica and I have tried to illuminate.”
CD and MP3 versions available at http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/de-profundis
LERA AUERBACH AND FRIENDS
Live from the VERBIER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Saturday, July 24, 2010 – 11am CEST (9am UTC)
LIVE ONLINE BROADCAST at Medici.tv
This event will be available for free streaming until September 30
Composer and pianist Lera Auerbach is joined in a program of her original compositions by world renowned violinist Leonidas Kavakos, star cellist Gautier Capuçon, Mezzo-soprano Zoriana Kushpler and Golden Globe nominated actrees Marthe Keller.
Program:
Lera Auerbach
Last Letter for mezzo-soprano, cello, and piano
Lera Auerbach
Sonata for cello and piano
Lera Auerbach
Preludes, selections from 24 Preludes for violin and piano
Lera Auerbach
Trio for piano, violin, and cello
ArtistLed, the independent record label founded by David Finckel and Wu Han, is proud to announce the release of its twelfth album, For David and Wu Han. The recording features four contemporary works for cello and piano by composers Bruce Adolphe, Lera Auerbach, Pierre Jalbert and George Tsontakis. The works were all commissioned for and premiered by Finckel and Wu Han.
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National Ballet of Canada
November 25 – 29, 2009 October 28, 2009
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto.
Watch her, a world premiere by Aszure Barton featuring music by Lera Auerbach opens on November 25, 2009 and is presented with George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments and Jerome Robbins’ Glass Pieces. Click here to read more »
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The Russian-American composer Lera Auerbach has made a short adaptation of her 2005 work “Dialogues with Stabat Mater.” Bearing the title “Sogno di Stabat Mater,” it will receive its world premiere on 18 September 2009 in Braunschweig. The work for violin, viola, vibraphone and string orchestra (based on Pergolesi) was commissioned by Gidon Kremer for a CD production for Nonesuch Records. The recording will be issued in the late summer of 2010. Click here to read more »
