FULL REQUIEM (Syumak) Moscow 2010 Teodor Currentzis, Yulia Korpacheva, Natalya Pshenichnikova, Evgeny Stavinsky

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Requiem  
• Composer: Syumak Alexey   
• Libretto: Dimitris Yalamas, based on the canonical text of the Mass, as well as on documentary and literary texts of the 30s and 40s, edited by Kirill Serebrennikov and Anna Shalashova  
• Venue & Opera Company: Moscow Art Theater, Russia  
• Recorded: May 4, 2010
• Type: Concert Semi-staged
• Singers: Yulia Korpacheva, Natalya Pshenichnikova, Svetlana Shilova, Evgeny Stavinsky, Alexey Tatarintsev, Boris Filanovsky
• Conductor: Teodor Currentzis  
• Orchestra: Russian National Orchestra Academic  
• Chorus: Big Choir “Masters of Choral Singing”, Choir of the Requiem project  
• Chorus Master: Lev Kontorovich, Arina Zvereva  
• Stage Director: Kirill Serebrennikov  
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: MusicAeterna  
• Date Published: 2010  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  
• Video Recording from: vk     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

CONFITEOR (Confession):
Hanna Schygulla (Germany)
Jeremy Irons (Great Britain)
Muriel Mayette (France)
Min Tanaka (Japan)
Daniel Olbrychski (Poland)
Yakov Alperin (Israel)
Oleg Tabakov (Russia)

REX TREMENDAE (Tsar Almighty) – Vladimir Epifantsev (Russia)
LACRIMOSA (Crying) – Liza Arzamasova (Russia)
OFFERTORIUM (Sacrifice) – Alla Demidova (Russia)

Soloists:
Yulia Korpacheva (soprano)
Natalya Pshenichnikova (soprano)
Svetlana Shilova (viola)
Evgeny Stavinsky (bass)
Alexey Tatarintsev (tenor)
Boris Filanovsky

Alexey Syumak (b. 1976) is a Russian composer. 2002 graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory. P.I. Tchaikovsky, in 2004 – graduate school (composition class of Prof. A. V. Tchaikovsky). Diploma winner of the First All-Russian Competition of Young Composers (1999), laureate of the First (2001) and Second (2003) International Competitions of Young Composers named after. P.I. Yurgenson. Since 2004 – member of the Union of Composers of Russia.

A. Syumak – took part in master classes with composers T. Luvendi, M. Padding, M. Alten, L. Andriessen (Netherlands), E. Toovey, J. Benjamin (Great Britain), H. Kulenti (Poland). His compositions are regularly performed at leading contemporary music festivals, such as the Moscow Forum, Moscow Autumn, Youth Academies of Russia, Alternative (Russia), Oxford Contemporary Music Series (UK), Young Euro Classic, Berliner Festspiele (Germany), Young Composers Meeting, LOOSmanifestatie , Gaudeamus Music Week (Netherlands), ISCM World Musik Days 2003 (Slovenia), Warsaw Autumn (Poland).

His works are performed by various contemporary music ensembles and soloists, such as the ensemble of soloists Studio of New Music (Moscow), Moscow Ensemble of Contemporary Music (MASM), State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Philharmonic Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, De Ereprijs Orchestra (Netherlands), Center for New Music Ensemble (USA), Ensemble Modern (Germany), Michel Marang (Netherlands), E. Kotar (Slovenia), etc., were broadcast on BBC radio.

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