Following the success of his solo release of the Complete Late Piano Music of Scriabin, James Kreiling returns to Odradek with cellist Liubov Ulybysheva in RISE, a recording of Russian music for cello and piano that represents revolutionary Russian voices whose music rose from the ruins of conflict to create powerful testimonies of hope and peace.
Both these artists have a particular affinity with Russian music: alongside Kreiling’s Scriabin specialism, Ulybysheva is currently researching a PhD based around Weinberg. They also share a desire to bring overlooked composers into the public consciousness. This recording explores the connections between lesser-known composers who were a key part of the fabric of musical culture in Russia and the Soviet Union during two periods of great tension and conflict: the 1917 Revolution and the Second World War.
