(1998) Russian Orthodox Music François Guye The Robert Schumann Philharmonie Chemnitz

The Robert Schumann Philharmonie Chemnitz was founded in 1833 and received its current name on the occasion of its 150th anniversary in 1983

while marching through town

here much reminiscent of the mezzo-soprano lament from Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky)

Paganini’s mastery of the violin

The overwhelming and continuing success of lieder composer Hugo Wolf makes it easy to forget that he also worked in different musical genres and was himself not at all satisfied with being recognised only as a master of the small form

(1998) Russian Orthodox Music François Guye The Robert Schumann Philharmonie ChemnitzThe Childrens and Youth Choir Sophia presents a program of Russian Orthodox sacred music throughout the centuries. The program is organized chronologically, beginning with contemporary composers and progressing back to the roots of this time honored music. The Childrens and Youth Choir Sophia was founded as a church choir by its current director, Ms. Olga Roussakova. More than 100 children between the ages of 6 and 18 now participate in the choirs