Mikhail Gnessin - 2 Songs of the Knight Errant, Op. 28 & 34 (1917/1921)

Mikhail Fabianovich Gnessin (Russian: Михаил Фабианович Гнесин; sometimes transcribed Gnesin; 2 February [O.S. 21 January] 1883 – 5 May 1957) was a Russian Jewish composer and teacher. Gnessin’s works The Maccabeans and The Youth of Abraham earned him the nickname the “Jewish Glinka“. Please support my channel: 2 Songs of the Knight Errant 1. Op. 28 (1917) Lied des fahrenden Ritters. Andante (0:00) for Harp Quintet 2. Op. 34 (1921) Vivo ma sostenuto in B minor (9:37) Dedication: Aleksandr Shtrimer (1888-1961) for Viola and Piano Op. 28: Moscow Soloist Ensemble: Edward Iatsoun, violin; Anna Zlozcovskaya, violin; Stanislav Koriakin, viola; Dimitri Surikov, cello; Svetlana Paramonova, harp Op. 34 Tabea Zimmermann, viola and Jascha Nemtsov, piano Op. 28 Based on a movement from unfinished piano sonata by the composer
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