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Composer:
Veniamin Fleishman

Conductor:
Vasily Petrenko

Background: Vasily Petrenko is one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation. In 2006 the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic won the race to secure him as their Music Director. Among his many critically acclaimed performances since taking up the post is this thrilling Russian opera double bill.

The links between these two operas and their creators is indelible. Whilst Shostakovich never finished The Gamblers, he was able to complete Rothschild's Violin, the work of his student Veniamin Fleishman who was killed during combat at a tragically young age.

Shostakovich's gamble with Gogol's unwieldy play didn't quite pay off, and he never finished the work, no doubt spooked by the scathing political reaction to his earlier opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. He turned out a tantalizing first act - but we'll never know what he might have made of the full sprawling text.

Fleishman began work on the Chekov-inspired Rothschild's Violin when he was Shostakovich's student and inherently evokes his teacher's music. The elder was highly protective of his protégé's only surviving composition, insisting that the score be sent to him when Fleishman went off to war. Upon the lad's untimely death he felt compelled to seal his legacy by completing the work.

CATALOGUE NR: AV2121
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 21.95
RELEASE DATE: 30-Apr-2007

COMPOSER: Veniamin Fleishman  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Rothschild's Violin (Fleishman completed and orchestrated Shostakovich). The Gamblers Opus 63 (Shostakovich).
ORCHESTRA: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Vasily Petrenko

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: live recording at Philharmonic Hall Liverpool 27-Sep-2006 - Jul-2007 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'exciting performances that show Petrenko has a fine future in Liverpool' - Penguin Guide 3 star

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