Moscow So/Arnold - Alexander Mosolov: Symphony No. 5, Harp Concerto

Alexander Mosolov was one of the foremost composers of the Russian avant-garde during the 1920s. His music was considered �a testament to the revolutionary spirit of his time�, but the legacy of his fame from that period now rests solely on The Iron Foundry. Soviet-era politics brought persecution and imprisonment, and these two recently rediscovered works were both composed after his �rehabilitation�. The Harp Concerto � a piece worthy of a place in the mainstream repertoire � is Mosolov�s �response� to the concerto by his teacher Gli�re, and is heard here in its first complete performance. Coupled with the first recording of his final colourful Fifth Symphony, these are fascinating additions to the corpus of neglected Soviet-era works.