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Title: Forgotten music from the Soviet period
Review: I knew little about Nikolay Roslavets, except that he was named the "Russian Schoenberg" and his music censured during the Stalin regime. He was perhaps too much involved in party politics. Thanks to this CD I know he was a quite talented and intelligent composer. He was surely influenced by Scriabin, as you will find in both works in this CD. I believe his Chamber Symphony is a forgotten major work within the Russian music. It has an overall influence of early Schoenberg, but is much more than that. One of the fast movements reminds me of Stravinky's Firebird, and cleverly uses a folkish tune. The symphony is a long work but very well crafted and organized. I liked at first hearing, and more so afterwards. This CD was my find of the last months.
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