Roman Mints, violin
with:
Maxim Rysanov, viola
Kristine Blaumane, cello
New Prague Sinfonia
West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra
Mikel Toms, conductor
“The Russian violinist Roman Mints demonstrates a huge talent in this stimulating disc of contemporary works…The emotive demands of the solo part require Mints to scale vertiginous heights: as a showpiece of hysterical lament, Elena Langer’s Platch succeeds admirably… With the version [of Schnittke’s Concerto for Three] by its dedicatees Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet and Rostropovich currently unavailable this is a highly competitive account.” —BBC Music Magazine
“Another first-rate performance rounds out a highly recommended issue, which even the most conservative of readers should urgently seek out.” —International Record Review
Alfred Schnittke: Concerto for Three
“…what really matters is his ability to work with each of the selections on the composer’s own terms. There is no questioning the technical skill he brings to each of the pieces he performs. More important, however, is his acute awareness of where the music actually resides beneath the surface level of all the marks on the score pages.”—Examiner.com