All Kancheli articles

  • Kancheli-Kremer
    Review

    Kancheli: Chiaroscuro; Twilight

    2016-02-14T00:00:00Z

    The Strad Issue: February 2016Description: Kremer and friends locate the light and dark in Kancheli’s musicMusicians: Gidon Kremer, Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) Kremerata BalticaComposer: KancheliGiya Kancheli’s pessimistic view of the world expresses itself in music that can be both simplistic and banal. Familiar, sentimental, often sickly Romantic chord ...

  • Glass-Kremer-DG
    Review

    New Seasons. Glass: Violin Concerto no.2 ‘The American Four Seasons’. Kancheli: Ex contrario. Pärt: Estonian Lullaby. Umebayashi: Yumeji’s Theme

    2015-09-04T00:00:00Z

    The Strad Issue: September 2015Description: Kremer imbues contemporary fare with characteristic intensityMusicians: Kremerata Baltica/†¨Gidon Kremer (violin)Composer: Glass, Kancheli, Pärt, Umebayashi:Gidon Kremer’s propensity for imbuing everything he plays with contemporary emotional resonances continues to provide a refreshing slant on the classics of yesteryear. Yet it is as a ...