And now for the "P"'s:
Pavel Avgustovich Pabst. Born 1854, Königsberg [now Kaliningrad]: died 1897, Moscow. Pianist, pedagogue and composer [of German birth]. Following early piano studies with his father, Pabst continued his study with Door at the Vienna Hochschule für Musik, plus a number of lessons from Liszt. In 1874 he travelled to Riga, where he taught piano: four years later he accepted a position at the Moscow Conservatoire at the invitation of Nicholas Rubinstein. Following Rubinstein’s death he became the director of the Conservatoire in 1883, and from 1881-97 also held the title of Professor of Piano. Pabst exerted a considerable influence on the training of a number of Russian musicians including Bekman-Shcherbina, G & L Konyus, Gedike, Gol’denveizer, Igumnov, Lyapunov, Medtner, Olenin and Yaroshevsky.
As a pianist he was noted for his impeccable sense of musical architecture and well-rounded technique. Although he maintained a wide repertoire, his speciality was as an interpreter of Liszt and Schumann’s music, he was also a greater advocate of the music of his friend’s, Tchaikovsky and Arensky. He was also prolific as a composer although it has proven difficult to build a full list of his works beyond those that are particularly well-known, including the various paraphrases he wrote on works by Tchaikovsky and Rubinstein. Known piano works include:
Op 15 Romansca
Op 44 Barcarolle (Jurgenson 1877)
Op 74 Gavotte (Jurgenson 1878)
Op 75 Scherzo No. 2 (manuscript)
Op 80 Novellette (Jurgenson 1879)
Op 81 Paraphrase de Concert sur l’opera “Eugene Onegin” de Tchaikovsky (Jurgenson 1880) arr. Piano solo & for Two Pianos [Jaroschevsky]
Op 82 Piano Concerto in Eb major (Jugenson 1882)
Op 83 Fantaisie sur l’opera “Mazeppa” de Tchaikovsky (Jurgenson 1883)
Op 84 Morceaux carateristique (Jurgenson 1886) 1. Serenade mauresque 2. Consolation 3. Valse miniature 4. Quasi minuetto 5. Feuille d’album 6. Scherzino
Fantasiestuck No. 1 (Heinrichshofen)
Grande Fantaisie - Reminisences de l’opera “Le Demon” a’Antoine Rubinstein (Bessel 1874)
Book of Scales & Exercises (Les Gammes 1875)
Im wunderschönen. Monat Mai (Jurgenson 1881)
Ich möcht’ es mir selber verschweigen (Jurgenson 1881)
O seih mich nicht so lacheln an (Jurgenson 1881)
Ballade (Jurgenson 1883)
Melodie (Jurgenson 1883)
Illustrations de l’opera “La Dame de Pique” de Tchaikovsky (Jurgenson, Rahter 1890)
Paraphrase de Concert sur le ballet “La Belle au Bois Dormant” de Tchaikovsky (Jurgenson, Rahter 1892)
Trois Morceaux (Gutheil 1893) 1. Prelude 2. Romance 3. Humoresque
“Hommage a Johann Strauss” Valse Capricieuse (Gutheil 1893)
Three Etudes [based on celebrated themes] (Gutheil 1893) 1. Es muss ein wunderbares sein – romance by Liszt 2. Lehn deine wang – romance by Lynzyna 3. Frühlingsnacht – romance by Schumann
Cavatina (Gutheil 1894)
Trio in A minor – arr. Piano / 4 hands (Gutheil 1894)
Au Crepuscule (Grosse 1895)
“Pur dicesti” Air de Lotti (Jurgenson 1897)
“O heller tag” (Jurgenson 1897)
Mazurka in B minor (Muzyka - reprint)
“A la memoire Nicolas Rubinstein” Marche Funebre in G major (Jurgenson, Rahter)
Transcription & Concert Arrangements
Compositions Celebre Soigneusement Revues et Doigtées (Gutheil 1895)
1. Brahms: Presto nach J S Bach
2. Liszt: Hochzeitsmarsch und Elfenreigen asu de muzik zu Shakespeares Sommernachtstraum von Mendelssohn
3. Liszt: Rigoletto, paraphrase de Concert
4. Liszt: Serenade de Shakespeares melodie de Schubert
5. Liszt: Venezia e Napoli Tarantella
6. Moszkowski: Tarantelle Op 27 No. 2
7. Moszkowski: Valse Op 34 No. 1
8. Moszkowski: Etincelle Op 36 No. 6
9. Prudent: Quatour de Don Pasquale Op 13
Bach: Toccata & Fugue (1870)
Chopin: Mazurka Op 33 No. 2 (Jurgenson)
Fitzenhagen: Marche Funevre (Jurgenson 1881)
Liszt: Sonneto de Petrach No. 2 (Jurgenson 1884?)
Mozart: Overture to “The Magic Flute” (1872)
Tchaikovsky: Cradle Song Op 16 No.1 (Noel 1875)
Variation No. 5 from Opus 19 (manuscript)
The Paraphrases are easily availble through Sibley – I have sought to post works that are lesser known although a couple of these I did post earlier this year [think they were amongst my first posting of scores of PP]. My apologies also that some of the copies I hold are extremely poor but hopefully they give an appreciation beyond the paraphrases of Pabst’s compositional style and technique.
I have posted Op 44 Barcarolle
Pabst - Op 44 Barcarolle.pdf
, Op 84 Six Morceaux Carateristique
Pabst - Op 84 Six Morceaux.pdf
, Ballade
Pabst - Ballade.pdf
and three transcriptions: Tchaikovsky [Berceuse]
Tchaikovsky-Pabst Op 16 No. 1 Berceuse.pdf
, Mozart [Magic Flute Overture]
Mozart - Pabst. Overture from The Magic Flute arr. piano solo.pdf
and Chopin [Mazurka Op 33]
Chopin - Pabst Mazurka Op 33 No. 2.pdf
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Malcolm
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