Kirill Gerstein's decade long relationship with British composer and pianist Thomas Adès is reflected through this latest release from myrios classics. Recorded in the luxurious acoustics of the Symphony Hall in Boston, the three Mazurkas for solo piano feature alongside the world premiere recordings of Berceuse from "The Exterminating Angel" and the concert paraphrase on "Powder Her Face" for two pianos performed with the composer. Together with these works is "In Seven Days" for piano and orchestra which anticipated Adès's recent piano concerto written, like Berceuse, especially for Kirill. The live performance was captured in the Seiji Ozawa Hall as part of the 2018 Tanglewood Music Festival, with Adès conducting the Tanglewood Music Centre Orchestra.
5 The Exterminating Angel: Berceuse (Version for Piano)
6 3 Mazurkas, Op. 27
7 I. First Mazurka
8 II. Second Mazurka
9 III. Third Mazurka
10 In Seven Days
11 I. Chaos - Light - Dark
12 II. Separation of the Waters Into Sea and Sky
13 III. Land - Grass - Trees
14 IV. Stars - Sun - Moon
15 V. Fugue: Creatures of the Sea An Sky -
16 VI. Creatures of the Land
17 VII. Contemplation
Kirill Gerstein's decade long relationship with British composer and pianist Thomas Adès is reflected through this latest release from myrios classics. Recorded in the luxurious acoustics of the Symphony Hall in Boston, the three Mazurkas for solo piano feature alongside the world premiere recordings of Berceuse from "The Exterminating Angel" and the concert paraphrase on "Powder Her Face" for two pianos performed with the composer. Together with these works is "In Seven Days" for piano and orchestra which anticipated Adès's recent piano concerto written, like Berceuse, especially for Kirill. The live performance was captured in the Seiji Ozawa Hall as part of the 2018 Tanglewood Music Festival, with Adès conducting the Tanglewood Music Centre Orchestra.
