Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet for Viola and Piano (arr. Vadim Borisovsky)
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Matthew Lipman
American violist Matthew Lipman, recognized by the New York Times for his “rich tone and elegant phrasing,” has made recent appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, American Symphony Orchestra, Munich Symphony Orchestra, and Minnesota Orchestra; and at Carnegie Hall, Vienna Musikverein, Berlin Philharmonie, and the Zürich Tonhalle. He made his recording debut with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and has since recorded on Sony and Deutsche Grammophon. Lipman has premiered works by Clarice Assad, Andreia Pinto Correia, Joel Thompson, and John Williams, and made his film debut in A. Rimbaud, playing the role of Paul Verlaine. He is an alum of CMS’s Bowers Program and the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant. Lipman is on faculty at Stony Brook University and is a visiting professor at Juilliard.
SOMETHING TO KNOW:
Noted Soviet violist Vadim Borisovsky arranged these selections from Prokofiev’s initially controversial but ultimately beloved ballet Romeo and Juliet.
SOMETHING TO LISTEN FOR:
The iconic “Dance of the Knights” accompanies a scene at a ball and in this arrangement double stops give the melody weight and depth.
Recorded live in the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio on November 29, 2018.
Video directed by Tristan Cook.