Par CHOSTAKOVITCH DIMITRI. Shostakovich's eleventh symphony is highly programmatic, a large-scale tribute to the 'victory' of the Great October Revolution of 1917, composed on the 40th anniversary of the occasion. The first of the four movements is called The Palace Square, setting the sombre scene where the violent events of the day would occur, and Shostakovitch includes two Russian prison songs…

Par MOUSSORGSKY MODESTE. Widely considered the most important of the Russian nationalist composers, Moussorgsky finished relatively few works in the course of his tragically short life. His unorthodox techniques made a considerable impression on later composers. A Night On Bald Mountain, is a brilliant example of Moussorgsky's unique sense of theatrical effect, and was completed and orchestrated b…

Prayer to the Power of Love. Par BORTNIANSKY DMITRY STEPANOVYCH. The Ukrainian Dmitri Bortniansky (1751-1825) received lessons at the local singing school in his hometown of Hlukhiv, and soon his extraordinary talent was recognised. He was somewhat of a child prodigy, writing his first opera at a young age. Following his studies Bortniansky was appointed court composer and Kapellmeister of the Imp…

Par SCRIABINE ALEXANDER. In the early years of our century, when vital new forces were revolutionising the arts, Russian-born Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) was one of the visionary pioneers who sought a new musical language. At least a fulldecade before the advances of Stravinsky and Schoenberg, Scriabin had begun the process of a complete break with all musical conventions. By 1905 he was immers…

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. Throughout the years, composers have found inspiration for their works in simple folk melodies. Tchaikovsky loved Russian folk music all his life. Whilst composing his 2nd symphony, he was inspired by farmers’ songs that fascinated him during a stay in Kamenka (near Kiev). He composed this symphony in 1872/73 and used the melody from the song The Stork as the main the…

Scriabin's ten complete piano sonatas offer a fascinating insight into the Russian composer's stylistic development. While his first works still fully reflect the late-romantic tradition, the late works keep bursting the bounds of tonality. The boldly outlined, two-movement Fourth Sonata marks a turning point, for it evokes the world of the 'Poème de l'extase? with its mystical atmosphere hovering…

Par RIMSKI-KORSAKOV NICOLAI. Langue: Russian, Format: New Edition portrait/ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Par LEGG PAT. This is a collection of dances arranged for string ensemble. The pieces explore various dance styles from around the world, and include a Russian dance and a German dance. The pieces are fun to play and are in flexible arrangements so that young players at all levels can be involved./ Répertoire / Set de Cordes

Par PROKOFIEV SERGEI. The Russian ballet director Sergei Diaghilev commissioned many composers to write music for the theatre. This was what caused Serge Prokofiev to compose the four part Scytische Suite (also known as Ala and Lolli) in 1916, from which The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits can be heard on this CD. This suite is one of Prokofiev's first works, and received negative criticism…

Partitions pour instruments graves Chansons: Just For The Love, Oleo, We Six, Alabama, Central Park West, India, Spiral, So What, Lush Life, Lazy Bird, Giant Steps, By The Numbers, Body And Soul, All Blues, Locomotion, In A Sentimental Mood, Some Other Blues, Lazy Bird, Goldsboro Express, Russian Lullaby, 26-2, Cousin Mary et plus 50 morceaux par John Coltraine arrangés pour instruments graves Niv…

Full scores of Op. 20, Nos. 1-6, and Op. 33 (the Russian quartets), Nos. 1-6, in the reliable Eulenburg edition. 12 masterful quartets by the composer who helped define the form include such favorites as the Joke and the Bird from Op. 33.

Par RIMSKI-KORSAKOV NICOLAI. Langue: Russian, French,/ Répertoire / Basse et Piano

2 Pièces. Par GLIERE REINHOLD. Prélude and Scherzo for Double Bass and Piano by the Russian composer Reinhold M. Glière, whose musical style represents a link between Late Romanticism (Tchaikovsky) and Modernism (Prokofiev). / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Répertoire / Contrebasse et Piano

Three Russian Dances. Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Cette suite colorée et variée contient des cheminements surprenants dans un paysage sonore caractéristique de l’âme musicale russe. L’introduction est suivie d’une danse rapide qui s’apparente au Trepak ; les thèmes sont accrocheurs. Le second mouvement, Garovot, est lent dans l’ensemble et quelque peu mélancolique. Pourtant, la passion renaît dans un p…

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. June from The Seasons includes the printed score, a written masterclass from international concert pianist Daniel Grimwood, in which he describes how to approach the barcarolle style of this Romantic Russian piano music, a biography of the composer and a short history of the music ? all illustrated in full colour. more than the score? is a series of classic piano musi…