Mikhail Gnesin - Songs of a Knight Errant, Op. 28, for two violins, viola, cello and harp

Songs of a Knight Errant, Op. 28, for two violins, viola, cello and harp (1929) A chamber work by Russian Jewish composer Mikhail Gnesin (1883-1957), the son of a rabbi who came from a prominent musical family. His own compositions were influenced by a wide variety of sources - from the traditional forms of his teachers Rimsky-Korsakov and Lyadov to Jewish folk music, Medieval songs and the experiments of the Russian Futurist school of composers. Moscow Soloist Ensemble Violin: Edward Iatsoun, Anna Zlozcovskaya Viola: Stanislav Koriakin Cello: Dimitri Surikov Harp: Svetlana Paramonova (The image is part of the famous woodcut “Knight, Death and the Devil“ by Albrecht Dürer.)