Frid: Complete Music For Viola & Piano
) | Label: TOCCATA CLASSICS Catalog: TOCC0330 Format: ARTAMONOVA GUILD, ELENA ARTAMONOVAThe Russian composer Grigori Frid (1915–2012), whose long life encompassed the entire existence of the Soviet Union, is best known for his 1969 chamber opera The Diary of Anne Frank. His sizable output, which has yet to be properly explored, includes three major works for viola and piano, their dignified restraint and emotional honesty taking the late works of Shostakovich as their stylistic starting point. They are followed by In Memoriam Grigori Frid, a touching tribute by Alexander Vustin (b. 1943) to his former teacher.  Price: $27.98 |