Written on a commission from pianist Marina Mdivani in 1962, Sofiya Gubaydulina's Ciacona has been deemed a "student work" by its author, not worthy of the same recognition as pieces written only a few years later (1965 saw the composition of what she considered her "opus one"). It is true that Gubaydulina's mature style is present here only in occasional glimmers and foretastes, but the Ciacona is nevertheless quite a satisfying work to listen to, the product of both a good student of music at
Written on a commission from pianist Marina Mdivani in 1962, Sofiya Gubaydulina's Ciacona has been deemed a "student work" by its author, not worthy of the same recognition as pieces written only a few years later (1965 saw the composition of what she considered her "opus one"). It is true that Gubaydulina's mature style is present here only in occasional glimmers and foretastes, but the Ciacona is nevertheless quite a satisfying work to listen to, the product of both a good student of music at
Written on a commission from pianist Marina Mdivani in 1962, Sofiya Gubaydulina's Ciacona has been deemed a "student work" by its author, not worthy of the same recognition as pieces written only a few years later (1965 saw the composition of what she considered her "opus one"). It is true that Gubaydulina's mature style is present here only in occasional glimmers and foretastes, but the Ciacona is nevertheless quite a satisfying work to listen to, the product of both a good student of music at