Synopses & Reviews
Celebrated title piece plus such all-time favorites as Rubinstein's Melodie in F, Moussorgsky's "Hopak of the Young Ukrainians," Scriabin's Nocturne in D Flat, Op. 9, No. 2; Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2; Tchaikovsky's
Chant sans paroles; and many more. Authoritative editions.
Synopsis
Favorite Russian piano works featured in this original compilation include such all-time favorites as Rubinstein's "Melodie in F", Moussorgsky's "Hopak of the Young Ukrainians", Scriabin's Nocturne in D Flat, Op. 9, No. 2; Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2; Tchaikovsky's "Chant sans paroles"; and many more. Aimed at intermediate- to advanced-level pianists.
Synopsis
Inspired by the richness of Eastern folk music, Mily Balakirev composed the oriental fantasy Islamey in 1869. Based on themes from Armenia and the Caucasus region, this scintillating work is known worldwide as a supreme example of virtuoso piano writing at its best.
Other favorite Russian piano works featured in this exceptional compilation include music by Arensky, Borodin, Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other masters. Among them are such all-time favorites as Rubinstein's lovely "Melody in F," Prokofiev's blazing Toccata, Scriabin's famous Nocturne for Left Hand Alone, Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Stravinsky's "Piano-Rag-music," and many more.
Aimed at intermediate- to advanced-level pianists, this handsome volume features an introduction by internationally acclaimed pianist Joseph Banowetz, a specialist in Russian piano music.
Table of Contents
Anton Arensky
Nocturne in D-flat major (Op. 36, No. 3)
Elegy in G minor (Op. 36, No. 16)
Mily Balakirev
"Islamey": Oriental Fantasy
Nocturne No. 3 in D minor
Felix Blumenfeld
Prelude in B-flat major (Op. 17, No. 21)
"Moment lyrique" in E-flat minor (Op. 27, No. 1)
Alexander Borodin
"Au couvent" (from Petite Suite)
Scherzo in A-flat major
César Cui
Prelude in A-flat major (Op. 64, No. 17)
Nocturne in F-sharp minor (Op. 22, No. 3)
Alexander Glazounov
Prelude in D-flat major (Op. 49, No. 1)
Impromptu in D-flat major (Op. 54, No. 1)
Reinhold Glière
Prelude in C minor (Op. 16, No. 1)
Mikhail Glinka
Petite mazurka in A minor
"L'Alouette" / Balakirev's piano transcription of Glinka's "Romance"
Alexander Gretchaninoff
"Song of Autumn" (Op. 3, No. 3)
Anatoly Liadov
Barcarolle in F-sharp major (Op. 44)
"A Musical Snuffbox": Waltz-Badinage (Op. 32)
Prelude in D-flat major (Op. 40, No. 3)
Sergey Liapunov
Berceuse in F-sharp major (Op. 11, No. 1)
Nikolay Medtner
Tale in B-flat minor (Op. 20, No. 1)
Tale in E minor (Op. 34, No. 2)
Modest Mussorgsky
"Intermezzo in Modo Classico"
Sergey Prokofiev
Toccata (Op. 11)
Sergey Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C-sharp minor (Op. 3, No. 2)
Prelude in G minor (Op. 23, No. 5)
Nocturne in A minor (Op. 10, No. 1)
Vladimir Rebikov
Miniature (Op. 3, No. 3)
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Romance in A-flat major (Op. 15, No. 2)
Scherzino in A-flat major (Op. 11, No. 3)
Anton Rubinstein
Melody in F (Op. 3, No. 1)
"Kamennïy-ostrov" (Op. 10, No. 22)
Alexander Scriabin
Prelude in B major (Op. 2, No. 2)
Etude in D-sharp minor (Op. 8, No. 12)
Nocturne in D-flat major for left hand alone (Op. 9, No. 2)
Igor Stravinsky
Etude (Op. 7, No. 3)
Piano-Rag-music
Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Souvenir de Hapsal (Op. 2)
1. Ruines d'un château
2. Scherzo
3. Chant sans paroles