Hailed as among the most singular youthful compositions of their time, Igor Markevitch' astonishingly vivid original works have been released to critical acclaim by Naxos. Markevitch outdoes Webern' famous orchestration of the six-part Ricercare.
1 Musical Offering: Ricercare a 3 Voci (Orch. I. Markevitch)
2 Tema E Variazioni: Tema
3 Tema E Variazioni: Variation 1: Canon 1 a 2 Cancrizans
4 Tema E Variazioni: Variation 2: Canon Perpetuus Super Thema Regium
5 Tema E Variazioni: Variation 3: Canon 3 a 2 Per Motum Contrarium
6 Tema E Variazioni: Variation 4: Canon 2 in Unisono
7 Tema E Variazioni: Variation 5: Per Motum Contrarium (Quaerendo Invenietis)
8 Tema E Variazioni: Variation 6: Per Motum Contrarium: Inversus Var. Vae
9 Tema E Variazioni: Variation 7: Fuga Canonica in Epidiapente
10 Tema E Variazioni: Variation 8: Per Augmentationem Contrario Motu
11 Tema E Variazioni: Variation 9: Canon 5. a 2 Per Tonos
12 Tema E Variazioni: Variation 10: Canon Perpetuus
13 Sonata: I. Largo
14 Sonata: II. Allegro (With Orchestral Interpolations)
15 Sonata: III. Andante
16 Sonata: IV. Allegro Giusto ('Canon Concertante', I.E. Canon Perpetuus)
17 Sonata: V. Tempo Di Giga
18 Musical Offering: Fuga (Ricercar) a 6 Voci (Orch. I. Markevitch)
Hailed as among the most singular youthful compositions of their time, Igor Markevitch' astonishingly vivid original works have been released to critical acclaim by Naxos. Markevitch outdoes Webern' famous orchestration of the six-part Ricercare.
