In Schubert's Company

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Rysanov illuminates [the Arpeggione] with warmth and grace…The Third Sonata benefits, again, from [his] buoyant lyricism and the rich timbre of his Guadagnini, glowing like ruby embers against... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 23rd Jun 2017
Catalogue No: ONYX4183
Label: Onyx
Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

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Schubert: Polonaise in B flat major, D580

Work length5:51

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Maxim Rysanov
Riga Sinfonietta

Akhunov: In Schubert’s company for viola & orchestra

Work length6:52

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Maxim Rysanov
Riga Sinfonietta

Desyatnikov: Wie der alte Leiermann…

Work length13:41

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Maxim Rysanov
Riga Sinfonietta

Schubert: Sonata in A minor 'Arpeggione', D821

Work length24:17

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Maxim Rysanov, Yakov Katsnelson

I. Allegro moderato

Track length11:35

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II. Adagio

Track length4:22

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III. Allegretto

Track length8:20

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Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D485

Work length25:20

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Maxim Rysanov
Riga Sinfonietta

I. Allegro

Track length6:47

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II. Andante con moto

Track length8:31

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III. Menuetto

Track length4:32

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IV. Allegro molto

Track length5:30

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Tabakova: Fantasy Homage to Schubert

Work length11:10

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Maxim Rysanov
Riga Sinfonietta

Akhunov: Der Erlkönig for viola & orchestra

Work length5:07

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Maxim Rysanov
Riga Sinfonietta

Schubert: Sonatina (Sonatina) in G minor, D408 (Op. posth. 137 No. 3)

Work length19:13

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Maxim Rysanov, Yakov Katsnelson

Allegro giusto

Track length5:09

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Andante

Track length5:57

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Menuetto. Allegro vivace - Trio

Track length2:40

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Allegro moderato

Track length5:27

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Schubert: Der Leiermann (No. 24 from Winterreise, D911)

Work length4:01

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Maxim Rysanov
Riga Sinfonietta

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‘I am not superstitious. Especially numerology which never occurred to me as something attractive, or something that had ever play a role in my life or had freakish power over something. Nevertheless, when I started collecting repertoire for this album, which is dedicated to Schubert's 220th anniversary, some works on the disc accidentally appeared to be connected. Schubert's 5th symphony was recorded in Riga just about 200 years after it was composed. Franz was 20 years old when he wrote it.

Leonid Desyatnikov's "Wie der alte Leiermann", for violin and orchestra, which I decided to arrange for the viola especially for this project, was composed 20 years ago for Schubert's 200th anniversary.

Spooky...

On a more serious note, Schubert touches me deeply. Not only with his music and his sensitive soul, but also his life story is fascinating to me. Composer, elementary school teacher, poet, philosopher, pianist, singer, violinist, violist!...

With this album, I present myself as a commissioner of new music, arranger, solo performer and conductor. I would like to believe I am 0.22% closer to understanding Schubert’ writes Maxim Rysanov.

Schubert’s sunny 5th Symphony, 3rd Violin Sonata and Polonaise for violin & orchestra, are joined by three contemporary composers who each draw on Schubert’s music for their compositions. A darker, tormented Schubert from his final years is the source for their works – Winterreise, Erlkönig and the late Fantasy for violin & piano providing the inspiration. The haunting beauty of Schubert’s music continues to exert a powerful influence on performers, composers and music lovers alike.

Reviews

January 2018

Rysanov illuminates [the Arpeggione] with warmth and grace…The Third Sonata benefits, again, from [his] buoyant lyricism and the rich timbre of his Guadagnini, glowing like ruby embers against the piano’s dark silk.

August 2017

Rysanov is a prince among viola players, and this is one of his finest albums to date

27th July 2017

Rysanov is involved in this many-faceted double-CD homage to Schubert as viola soloist, conductor, commissioner and arranger, often nearly all at once... The title track is a wistfully rhapsodic piece by Sergey Akhunov in which a theme from Schubert’s Adagio and Rondo Concertante seems tantalisingly just out of reach.

August 2017

His treatment of Erlkönig is interesting and obsessive, playing with scraps of melody: the effect is impressive, the ending quite shattering

Northern Echo 6th July 2017

Maxim Rysanov is joined by the Riga Sinfonietta in an album that is a testament to the way Schubert's music continues to exert an influence today on performers, composers and music lovers alike. Highly recommended

Classical Ear 21st August 217

Maxim Rysanov’s reading of the Arpeggione Sonata stands out for the vibrancy and elegance of his performance

Record Review July 2017

Intriguing juxtapositions, fine playing from Rysanov and the Riga Sinfonietta

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