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Azerbaijani Soviet composer (1922–1984)
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2023-09-19 18:04:05
PREVIEW | Apocryphonia Illuminates The Obscure Corners Of Classical Music Repertoire With Ginastera & Amirov
Apocryphonia presents Ginaster(A)mirov — Argentinian & Azerbaijani Opera and Piano Masterworks spotlighting underperformed composers.
2020-11-14 00:54:00
HPHerald.com: Music of Fikret Amirov began the concert. "The short, sparkling gem 'Summerland' by William Grant Still followed."
William Grant Still (1895-1978) Hyde Park Herald An old friend you can visit online for free: IMFChicago.org M.L. Rantala, classical music critic Nov 12, 2020 The Dame Myra Hess Memorial concerts mounted by the International Music Foundation (IMF) have been a staple of the Chicago cultural landscape since 1977, and the coronavirus pandemic has not changed that. But it has […]
2018-02-07 00:30:00
Leopold Stokowski : Scriabin & Amirov (HD)
01. Alexander Scriabin - Le Poem d'Extase 'The Poem of Ecstasy', op.54 [19'16]02. Fikret Amirov - Kyurdi Ovshari 'Azerbaijan Mugam' [13'40]Houston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold StokowskiEverest SDBR 3032 (recorded March 1959; this digital remaster 2008)(24bit/96kHz digital download flacs, booklet & cover scans)Recording location: Somewhere in Houston, TexasRecording engineers: Bert Whyte & Aaron Nathanson; Producer: Bert WhyteAs kindly advised by FrankB in his comment to my earlier post of the Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, the likely venue for Everest's recordings in Houston was Music Hall (the predecessor of the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts).This is another fine-sounding, if short measure, remaster of Everest original recordings from Countdown Media - some harshness is probably down to the music and the at times, less than top-class orchestral playing. The lushly colourful nature of both works suit Stokowski down to the ground - although I have to confess that neither work is […]
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