Georgian composer Giya Kancheli, hailed by Time as “the most important composer to emerge from the old Soviet Union since Dmitri Shostakovich,” writes music that incorporates elements of both sacred and folk music. Kancheli’s work often develops slowly, yet animatedly and cinematically, as demonstrated by his fourth and fifth symphonies heard here.
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Georgian composer Giya Kancheli, hailed by Time as “the most important composer to emerge from the old Soviet Union since Dmitri Shostakovich,” writes music that incorporates elements of both sacred and folk music. Kancheli’s work often develops slowly, yet animatedly and cinematically, as demonstrated by his fourth and fifth symphonies heard here. Kancheli died on October 2, 2019, at the age of 84.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Recorded in 1978 by Mkhail Kilosanidze at Melodiya Studio, Tbilisi, Georgia
Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig
Photograph of Giya Kancheli by Theodore Levin
Design by James Victore Design Works
Executive Producer: Theodore Levin
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MUSICIANS
The Georgian National Orchestra
Jansug Kakhidze, conductor
