Readings: Gileya Revisited

Gileya is a circle of artists who came together in the Russian Futurist movement around 1910, a distinct chapter in the widespread cultural ferment that eventually included Italian Futurism, English Vorticism, multi-national Dada and French Surrealism. Nabatov's brilliance is to pick the outstanding musicians capable of creating the blend of the musical and the poetic to depict the amazing artistic movement which left such a radical mark on Russian art. This CD is the pinnacle of the entire Leo Records catalogue. Simon Nabatov with Jaap Blonk, Frank Gratkowski, Marcus Schmickler and Gerry Hemingway.