Yuri Kasparov
About the composer
Yuri Kasparov was born in Moscow in 1955 from Armenian parents and started composing at the age of 6. Before his study at the Moscow Conservatoire of Music he graduated as a scientist from the Institute of Energy. He is one of a generation of composers that have taken advantage of the freer climate in post-communist Russia which enables him to explore all possibilities of modern compositional techniques. In 1990 he founded the Moscow Ensemble of Contemporary Music, of which he is artistic director.
About the Stabat Mater
| Date: | 1991 |
| Performers: | Soprano and string quartet |
| Length: | 10.51 minutes |
| Particulars: | A very modern interpretation of the poem. The integral text is used, almost without repetitions and with no clear division in sections. |
| Textual variations: | The "Analecta"-version of the text is used, with two minor alterations: |
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Information about the recording
| CD: | Olympia OCD 296: Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, vol.5 – Works by Yuri Kasparov |
| More info: | The Stabat Mater was recorded in 1991. I bought this CD in a record shop in the Netherlands, 1998 |
| Orchestra: | Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble |
| Choir: | Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble |
| Conductor: | Yuri Kasparov |
| Soloists: | No details about the singer are given. |
| Other works: | Linkos, Sequence for Orchestra |
| Code: | 1998 KAS-01 |
