TCHESNOKOV,DIMITRI - Shamo: Complete Piano Music (Sealed) (3CD)

From melancholy to ecstasy: Igor Shamo (1925-1982) was born in Kiev/Ukraine, where his composition teacher at the National Conservatory of Music was the famous composer Boris Lyatoshynsky. His Shamo declined an invitation, to move to Moscow. He stayed until his end of his life in his hometown of Kiev, where he was considered a highly regarded composer and teacher. Shamo wrote Orchestral works, Chamber Music, Songs and Works for Film and theatre. However, the core of his oeuvre consists of his piano works. His musical language is tonal. and follows classical principles (his favorite composer was J. S. Bach). The melodies have a strongly narrative Character, the harmonies go back to classical and folksy modes, enriched by chromatic and Elements of Jazz. All works are in the rich folk music tradition of the of his Ukrainian homeland. The atmosphere moves between melancholic Sadness, melancholy and dance-like ecstasy. Dimitri Tchesnokov is an accomplished pianist and himself also an important composer. His works increasingly find Especially his moving, mystical choral works. He wrote the detailed accompanying texts for these Production itself in English and French.