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Sofia Gubaidulina - Figures of time

Alice di Piazza (piano), NDR Bigband

Basel Sinfonietta, Titus Engel

Awards:

In “Revue Music,” this album’s highlight, themes emerge through stark contrasts, surprising juxtapositions and a dramaturgy that feels organic rather than theatrical.

Sofia Gubaidulina - Figures of time

Alice di Piazza (piano), NDR Bigband

Basel Sinfonietta, Titus Engel

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In “Revue Music,” this album’s highlight, themes emerge through stark contrasts, surprising juxtapositions and a dramaturgy that feels organic rather than theatrical.

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Sofia Gubaidulina was an iconoclastic maverick whose work is synonymous with unprecedented openness and autonomy. The rarely performed Revue Music for Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Band is an eclectic subversive masterpiece that caused a scandal at its premiere in the USSR in 1978 – the official reaction to which posed a considerable threat to Gubaidulina’s entire family. It contrasts greatly with the sensual piano concerto Introitus, heard here in the revised version created by the composer in collaboration with Alice Di Piazza. Worlds collide in Figures of Time – a work that combines chaotic effects with unifying harmony. The programme also includes the Chaconne for solo piano with its atmospherically dense process of transformation.

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  • The New York Times
    Best Classical Music Albums of 2025

The New York Times 18th December 2025

In “Revue Music,” this album’s highlight, themes emerge through stark contrasts, surprising juxtapositions and a dramaturgy that feels organic rather than theatrical.
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