Credits:

Patricia Kopatchinskaja And Polina Leschenko.

Description:

A recent, exhilarating hit by Kopachinskaya, who won a Grammy Award in 2017 in the Classical Chamber Music & Small Ensemble Album category. Featuring Schuberts string quartet Death and the Maidena masterpiece that has been performed countless times by numerous ensemblesthis program offers a completely fresh perspective that continually surprises the listener with the hidden beauty of this famous piece; its richness truly lives up to the worldwide acclaim it has received. The album also features string arrangements of Renaissance masterpieces such as Byzantine chant (Kopachinskaya reportedly grew up listening to Orthodox church services in her native Moldova) as well as Dowlands Tears and Gesualdos madrigals with their distinctive dissonant harmonies, along with short pieces by the contemporary composer Kurtg. Death and the Maiden, performed by a string ensemble