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The musicians performing here are widely known as the leading soloists
of the world-famous Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra.
Yuri Gandelsman, violist, was born in 1951. He was
educated at the Gnessin Musical Pedagogical College and Institute, where
he studied in professor Genrikh Talalyan's class. Prior to 1982,
Gandelsman was playing in the Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra.
Boris Garlitsky, violinist, is a laureate of the Paganini
Competition in Genoa. He was a student of Yuri Yankelevich. Garlitsky
is a founder of the ensemble. He has performed with the Moscow Virtuosi
in Moscow, Leningrad, Vienna, Madrid, Tokyo, Munich and Los Angeles.
Evgeni Kovalevsky, double-bass player, performs together with his teacher,
Grigori Kovalevsky.
Violinist and conductor Amayak Duraryan is Boris Belenky's student and a
founder of both the Armenian Chamber Orchestra and the Moscow Virtuosi
Orchestra.
G. Handel
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in B minor
(orchestration by H. Casadesus)
1. Allegro moderato - 5:33
2. Andante ma non troppo - 4:30
3. Allegro molto - 5:04
K. Stamitz
Concert Symphony for Violin, Viola Orchestra in D major
4. Allegro moderato - 9:17
5. Romance - 5:21
6. Rondeau - 4:37
B. Britten
7. Lachrymae,
reflections on a concert of J. Dowland
for viola and chamber orchestra - 15:18
G. Bottesini
8. Grand Concert Duet for Violin, Double-Bass and Orchestra - 14:24
Total time - 64:04
Yuri Gandelsman, viola
Boris Garlitsky, violin
Evgeni Kovalevsky, double-bass
"Moscow Virtuosi" Chamber Orchestra
Amayak Durgaryan, conductor