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Daniil Trifonov celebrates Russia's 'Silver Age' on new album / udiscovermusic.

Daniil Trifonov pays homage to music created during a pivotal period in Russian history on his new album, Silver Age, released today. "The Silver Age period of art in Russian history is not a single aesthetic, but describes an increasingly fractured social, political, and intellectual environment – a cocktail of different artistic expressions, in agitated interaction," he explained.

Features works by Scriabin, Stravinsky and Prokofiev

Daniil Trifonov's Silver Age, recorded with Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra, recalls a time when Russia's composers, poets, artists, dramatists and star performers were among the most original anywhere in the world. The recording illustrates the artistic audacity and brilliance of a turbulent era in the country's history with works by three of its most pioneering composers – Scriabin, Stravinsky and Prokofiev.

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