The NPR’s New Recording – Requiem by Carl Jenkins

Since December 20, 2024, a new recording of Vladimir Spivakov and the NPR, i.e. Requiem by Carl Jenkins, has appeared on streaming platforms. The work, written in 2005, is an astonishing example of interweaving Oriental and Western traditions. The composer dedicated the opus to the memory of his father. Following Fauré’s and Duruflé’s patterns Jenkins added Pie Jesu and In Paradisum to the traditional structure of the Catholic Mass and made the liturgical Latin text interact with lyrical Japanese poems on life and death (haiku). The score is written for an unusual arrangement: four soloists (soprano, treble, Japanese flute shakuhachi and harp) and orchestra. Some oriental instruments are included along with Western traditional ones into the orchestration, notably darabuka, daiko and other exotic drums.

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Spain Melodies in Tchaikovsky Concert Hall

January 14, 2025 | Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Spain Melodies
Soloists: Esperanza Fernández, vocal
José María Gallardo del Rey, guitar
Conductor – Cézar Alvarez
Turina. Danzas fantásticas, Op. 22
Rodrigo. Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra
De Falla. Fragments from the ballet "El amor brujo" ("Love, the sorcerer")
De Falla – Alvarez. Suite from the ballet "El sombrero de tres picos" ("The Three-Cornered Hat")

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Tribute to Alfred Schnittke’s 90th Anniversary

November 24, 2024 | Svetlanov Hall of the Moscow International Performing Arts Center 
Subscription Series «The NPR and Maestro Vladimir Spivakov»
Concert for the 90th anniversary of the birth of Alfred Schnittke
Soloist – Timofey Vladimirov, piano
Conductor – Vladimir Spivakov
Schnittke. "Ritual" for orchestra, in memory of the victims of the 2nd World War, Op. 183
Concerto for piano and strings, Op. 136
“Sketches”, choreographic fantasia, Op. 186

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