Il’ya Semyonovich Aizberg. Born 1868, Odesa: died 1942, Tbilisi. Pianist, teacher and composer. Graduated from the St Petersburg Conservatoire after studies in piano with Fan-Ark (1902) and composition with Rimsky-Korsakov (1906). Taught at the RMS Music School in Tbilisi from 1906-17, then at the Tbilisi Conservatoire from 1917-42, and Baku Conservatoire from 1923-34. His students include Balanchivadze. He also published a study of the piano works by Anton Rubinstein and contributed various articles to music publications.
The Hebrew Rhapsody and Op 13 Four Pieces have been posted previous [originally requested via Sibley]. Here are two further rare works:
Op 19 Sonata-Fairytale (1929)
Aizberg I - Op 19 Sonata-Fairytale (1929).pdf
Ten Eastern Pieces of medium difficulty [a couple I think you will instantly recognise....ideal as a teaching piece]
Aizberg I - Ten Eastern Pieces (of medium diffiuclty).pdf
translation:
1. About the Farthest Countries [Azerbaijan Folksong]
2. Scheherazade from One Thousand & One Nights [Rimksy Korsakov]
3. Persian Song
4. The Fair at Bagdad from Scheherazade [Rimsky Korsakov]
5. Turkish / Azerbaijan Song
6. Song of the Young Polovastian Girls [from Prince Igor by Borodin]
7. Berceuse
8. Azerbaijan Song “Oh, Come My Friends”
9. The Story of Scheherazade [Rimsky-Korsakov]
10. Village Fair [Azerbaijan folksong]
Malcolm
