A Tribute to the Mighty Handful

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Entertaining takes on familiar and lesser-known music rearranged for the Russian guitar. — MusicWeb International, 28th July 2016

Release Date: 29th Apr 2016
Catalogue No: DE3518
Label: Delos
Length: 64 minutes

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Cui: A Prisoner in the Caucasus

Work length5:53

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Russian Guitar Quartet

Cherkess Dances (Arr. O. Timofeyev for Guitar Quartet)

Track length5:53

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Cui: The Captain's Daughter

Work length5:24

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Russian Guitar Quartet

Cossack Dances (Arr. O. Timofeyev for Guitar Quartet)

Track length5:24

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Mussorgsky: Potpourri on Themes from Boris Godunov (Arr. O. Timofeyev for Guitar Quartet)

Work length13:25

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Russian Guitar Quartet

Balakirev: Mazurka No. 3 in B Minor (Arr. V. Sobolenko for Guitar Quartet)

Work length4:53

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Russian Guitar Quartet

Balakirev: Polka in F-Sharp Minor (Arr. V. Sobolenko for Guitar Quartet)

Work length3:17

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Russian Guitar Quartet

Excerpt, Borodin: Prince Igor

Work length14:02

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Russian Guitar Quartet

Polovtsian Dances (Arr. O. Timofeyev for Guitar Quartet)

Track length14:02

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Alexei Stepanov: Balakireviana (After M. Balakirev)

Work length7:25

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Russian Guitar Quartet

Along the Meadow

Track length1:18

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By My Father's Gate

Track length1:49

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I Am Tired of Those Nights

Track length2:54

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Under the Green Apple Tree

Track length1:24

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Viktor Sobolenko: Scheherazade in Spain (After N. Rimsky-Korsakov)

Work length10:11

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Russian Guitar Quartet

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Many guitar fans aren’t aware of Russia’s once-popular seven-string guitar tradition, especially the use of different sizes and types of the instrument in quartet configurations. Such ensembles were quite active in Russia until the early 20th century, but no scores or manuscripts for them have survived.

Enter renowned guitarist and lutenist Oleg Timofeyev, who formed the Russian Guitar Quartet in 2006 for the specific purpose of reviving this multi-faceted tradition in the 21st century. And what better way to demonstrate the unique sound and style of such an ensemble than to arrange for it the music of “The Mighty Handful” – the influential 19th-century alliance of five composers who collectively sought to establish a unique, folk-based brand of Russian national music.

While several of the works heard in this unprecedented album are arrangements of popular pieces by Mussorgsky, Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov, there are quite a few more by lesser-known composers like César Cui and Mily Balakirev. Whether fresh or familiar, this music is beautifully performed by a fine group of accomplished players with solo careers of their own.

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28th July 2016

Entertaining takes on familiar and lesser-known music rearranged for the Russian guitar.

A Tribute to the Mighty Handful

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