Ichmouratov / Belarusian State Chamber Orch: Letter from An Unknown Woman - COMPACT DISCS

Ichmouratov / Belarusian State Chamber Orch: Letter from An Unknown Woman - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Letter from An Unknown Woman

Artist:

Ichmouratov / Belarusian State Chamber Orch

Label:

Chandos

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

095115214121

Genre:

Classical

Release Date:

2019-08-23

Number of Discs:

1

Montreal-based since 1998, Airat Ichmouratov (b. 1973) traces his musical roots back to the dominant culture in his native Tatarstan in Soviet times: 'It was definitely the Russian school of composers', he says, without rancour. 'I'm influenced to this day by Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff, and Tchaikovsky. My own musical style has evolved out of this rich heritage.' There's more. The Volga Tatar-born Russian-Canadian composer learned to play klezmer music while busking, together with his viola-playing wife, as new immigrants on the streets and Métro of Montreal. 'I've been touring the world for twenty years as a clarinettist with the Montreal band Kleztory and find myself, a Muslim-born musician, playing klezmer. This, too, is now a distinctive part of my musical language.'

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