Master files for the Konstantin Vassiliev album have been sent to production to Naxos Records.
Really excited to go to Canada in a couple of weeks to record my fourth album consisting of music by Konstantin Vassiliev. This album will be released by Naxos and engineered by no other than Norbert Kraft himself.
A humbling review of ‘3 Violin Sonatas’ by J.S. Bach album by the Canadian publication theWholeNote
The two Bach works turn up again on 3 Violin Sonatas, a simply superb CD with classical guitarist Yuri Liberzon playing the Bach Unaccompanied Violin Sonatas in G Minor BWV1001, A Minor BWV1003 and C Major BWV1005 in transcriptions by Liberzon’s former teacher Manuel Barrueco (Laudable Records yuriguitar.com).
The transcriptions faithfully follow the Bach Gesellschaft Edition with very few additions or digressions; there’s the occasional filling-out of a chord or of an implied harmony, a pedal note allowed to sound through the bar or an octave change in the bass, but essentially the music runs as written, particularly in the fast linear movements.
In fact, at times it sounds even better than with violin. The multiple stops – particularly the triple and quadruple stops – present huge technical challenges for the violinist, especially when the melodic line runs through the middle, but on the guitar the issue presents less of a problem, the three Fuga movements in particular sounding smoother, cleaner and more clearly defined.
With beautifully clean playing, outstanding definition and line, a lovely variation of tonal colour and a perfect recorded sound, Liberzon gives a performance that fulfills all the technical and interpretative requirements that this challenging music demands. It’s an immensely satisfying musical experience on every level.
Article in Palo Alto Online & Palo Alto Weekly featuring ‘3 Violin Sonatas’ Bach album
‘3 Violin Sonatas’ is available for streaming on YouTube, Apple Music, Spotify, etc.
Digital download (MP3 & FLAC) is available for purchase through my website:
https://www.yuriguitar.com/store?category=Albums
First review of ‘3 Violin Sonatas’ album is in by the Six String Journal
“Overall, this ambitious project is wonderfully produced by both Yuri and Grammy Award-winning producer Nahuel Bronzini. The warmth and crispness that Yuri extracts from his Ruck and is captured in this recording are absolutely delightful to sink into. It may be his best recording yet.”
Full review is available here.
‘3 Violin Sonatas’ by Johann Sebastian Bach is finished!
Friends, my 3rd Album is finally finished! 3 Violin Sonatas (G minor, BWV 1001; A minor, BWV 1003; C major, BWV 1005)...
Posted by Yuri Liberzon on Wednesday, August 26, 2020
New album design is starting to reveal itself! So excited for this!
Started a blog (with videos and demonstrations) where I will be posting my thoughts on different aspects of guitar playing:
“Mindful Guitar“ Blog
From a recording session (March 1 and 2, 2019) of Allegro assai from violin Sonata No. 3 in C major BWV 1005 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Back at the Guitar Salon International in Los Angeles recording new videos
New Video! Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla
¡Acentuado! album is now on Soundset Recordings label
¡Acentuado! on Soundset Recordings!
¡Acentuado! album featuring music of Astor Piazzolla has been picked up for distribution by Soundset Recordings.
Pretty cool billboard for our concert in Sacramento, CA!
New ¡Acentuado! album review from an extremely informative guitar resource called Six String Journal (https://sixstringjournal.com) written by Leonardo Garcia:
"...¡Acentuado! is wonderful on so many fronts, it’s hard to know where to begin. For starts, one gets the sense that there is nothing Yuri cannot do on the guitar. His virtuosity is understated and elegant and despite the way it serves the music, it is noticeably impressive. The Tango Études are not easy pieces, technically and emotionally, but in his hands they sound effortless and precise whether he is driving rhythms forward or sinking into a meditative cantabile. In a way, Piazzolla’s music with all of its intensity, accents, and precise rhythmic articulations is perfectly suited to a player like Yuri who plays in such an articulate manner..."
Full review: https://sixstringjournal.com/2017/09/18/yuri-liberzons-new-release-acentuado/
The Jazz Story by Konstantin Vassiliev is now published by Productions d'Oz in Canada
Music Score: The Jazz Story
New ¡Acentuado! album review by Rafael de Acha:
"...there must be that which the Spaniards call “duende.” Call it magic, passion, fire, expressiveness – it is in Spain the term for playing with fire in the belly. Liberzon has that. By spades."
Full review is available here.
New album release: ¡Acentuado!
Cavatina by Konstantin Vassiliev is now published by Maximilian Mangold in Germany
Music Score: Cavatina
