The Russian composer Yevgeny Zemtsov (1940-2016) may be better known for the dynasty of musicians - most of them violists - that he fathered than he is for his own music. This first album ever to be devoted to his music features works from the beginning and end of his career: some early violin works, influenced by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, a Bartókian string quartet, three spirited and spiky piano miniatures, an oblique piano elegy and five late, enigmatic, almost ritualistic settings of Japanese haikus. Late in life, too, he discovered a fascination with tango, and the album also features his elegant arrangements for string quartet and quintet of two Piazzolla favorites.
1 String Quartet-I. Lento - Allegro Agitato - Lento Doloroso
2 String Quartet-II. Allegro Molto
3 String Quartet-III. Allegro Agitato - Lento Maestoso
4 Ballada for Violin and Piano
5 Violin Sonata No. 1, in Memoriam Sergei Prokofiev-I. Moderato
6 Violin Sonata No. 1, in Memoriam Sergei Prokofiev-II. Lento Cantabile
7 Violin Sonata No. 1, in Memoriam Sergei Prokofiev-III. Allegro Vivo
8 Three Inventions for Piano-No. 1 Fughetta (Allegro)
9 Three Inventions for Piano-No. 2 Intermezzo (Adagio Molto Capriccioso)
10 Three Inventions for Piano-No. 3 Toccatina (Presto)
11 Ohnemass for Piano
12 Five Japanese Poems for Soprano, Two Violins and Cello-No. 1 How Silent Is the Garden
13 Five Japanese Poems for Soprano, Two Violins and Cello-No. 2 on the Naked Branch of a Tree Sits a Raven
14 Five Japanese Poems for Soprano, Two Violins and Cello-No. 3 Shudder, O Hill!
15 Five Japanese Poems for Soprano, Two Violins and Cello-No. 4 O, This Path Through the Undergrowth
16 Five Japanese Poems for Soprano, Two Violins and Cello-No. 5 All Is Filled with Silver Moonlight
17 Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)-I. Verano Porteño (Buenos Aires Summer)
18 Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)-II. Invierno Porteño (Buenos Aires Winter)
19 Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)-III. Primavera Porteña (Buenos Aires Spring)
20 Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)-IV. Otoño Porteño (Buenos Aires Autumn)
21 Grand Tango
The Russian composer Yevgeny Zemtsov (1940-2016) may be better known for the dynasty of musicians - most of them violists - that he fathered than he is for his own music. This first album ever to be devoted to his music features works from the beginning and end of his career: some early violin works, influenced by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, a Bartókian string quartet, three spirited and spiky piano miniatures, an oblique piano elegy and five late, enigmatic, almost ritualistic settings of Japanese haikus. Late in life, too, he discovered a fascination with tango, and the album also features his elegant arrangements for string quartet and quintet of two Piazzolla favorites.
