Per molti secoli, la Georgia è stata un Paese in cui hanno convissuto etnie e religioni diverse: armeni, azeri, curdi, ebrei, cristiani e musulmani. Questo ambiente multiculturale ha influenzato lo stile di Josef Bardanashvili in direzione del pluralismo, dell’eclettismo e della tolleranza verso le culture musicali. Questa apertura si percepisce anche in ognuna delle opere contenute in questo CD.
01. Fantasia (2004)02. Piano Sonata No. 1 (1974): I. Allegretto03. Piano Sonata No. 1 (1974): II. Lento (sostenuto)04. Piano Sonata No. 1 (1974): III. a piacere05. Four Short Pieces on Jewish Folksongs (1975): I. Ashrei ha’Am (‘Blessed is the People’)06. Four Short Pieces on Jewish Folksongs (1975): II. Ashira (‘I Shall Sing’)07. Four Short Pieces on Jewish Folksongs (1975): III. Haftara (‘Parting’)08. Four Short Pieces on Jewish Folksongs (1975): IV. Shir (‘Song’)09. Piano Sonata No. 2 (1984): I. Vivo10. Piano Sonata No. 2 (1984): II. Post Scriptum11. Five Theater and Film Sketches (2020): I. ‘Agape’ – a play by Hanoch Levin12. Five Theater and Film Sketches (2020): II. ‘It All Begins at Sea’ – a film by Eitan Green13. Five Theater and Film Sketches (2020): III. ‘Snow in May’ – a film by Zurab Inaishvili14. Five Theater and Film Sketches (2020): IV. ‘Ghetto’ – a play by Joshua Sobol15. Five Theater and Film Sketches (2020): V. ‘The Dragon’ – a play by Evgeny Schwartz16. Postlude (1993)17. Canticum Graduum (‘Song of Ascent’, 2022)
