5060640070196

Dreams And Dances: Chamber Music For Clarinet By The Krein Family

Anne Elisabeth Piirainen; Iryna Gorkun-Silen; Lea Tuuri; Maria Puusaari; Jussi Aalto; Pinja Nunez;

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Format: CD

Cat No: TOCN0019

Release Date:  16 June 2023

Label:  Toccata Classics - Cd / Toccata Classics

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5060640070196

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

Composer/Series:  Dreams and Dances

  • Description

    The Krein family, with its origins in Lithuania, became a musical dynasty of considerable importance in Imperial and then Soviet Russia. The seven sons of its patriarch, Abram Krein, were all musicians, with Alexander and Grigory becoming respected composers, and Grigori?s son, Yulian, adding another generation of Krein compositions. The dances and cantillation of their Jewish background was an important part of their musical make-up, combining at various stages with Russian folk-music, Skryabinesque harmony and French Impressionism. All three shared a predilection for the clarinet, developing a repertoire for the instrument that is only now beginning to be discovered ? in what one might call a Krein scene investigation.