Music of the Caucasus [Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia etc.]

[mballan]

Azerbaijan site:

Javanshir / Dzhavanshir / Yavanshir Kuliyev (1950 - )

Kuliyev Y - Seven Pieces with Interludes in Mugham Modes for Piano (1980).pdf

Mammad Hasan oglu Nasirbekov (1897 - 1980)

Nasirbekov M - Six Pieces for Piano (Baku 1954).pdf

Six Pieces (Baku 1954)
1. Song
2. Little Piece
3. Ashug
4. The Rising Sun
5. Round Dance
6. The Bird

[mballan]

Azerbaijan site:

Seid Ali-oglu Rustamov (1907 - 1983)

Rustemov S - Waltz for Piano (Baku 1955).pdf

[ilu]

Hi:

According to previous post, the correct lastname is "Rustamov"

Happy 2020.

ILU.

[Missanits]

Gia Kancheli "Simple piano music on themes from music for cinema and theater" ?

[shalvats]

Russian piansit Alexander Jocheles made beautifull piano transcription of Balanchivadze's "Lake Ritsa", I've seen it only once in my life, made copy but later I lost it, so, maybe someone have it or help me to find it?


this is original orchestral version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIX2EPKKlOI

[mballan]

I finally seem to have my mojo back in posting larger scores on Pianophilia, so here are some of the Azerbaijan scores I collected recently.

Any details on the composers can be found in my Encyclopedia in the Literature section of this website.

Aleskerov S - Twelve Songs without Words for National Instruments - arr. Piano solo (Baku 1980) [Nos 11 & 12 with folk instruments].pdf

Allahverdiyev V - Works for Piano (2017).pdf

[warning - there is a 32 page essay on the composer and his works at the beginning of this album]
1. Youth Suite – Five Pieces (1980)
2. Eight Preludes (1987)
3. Variations on an Azerbaijan folksong ‘The flowers opened’ (1989) ®
4. Four Pieces (2011)
a. Profession
b. Burning heart
c. Meditation
d. Contradiction
5. Sonatina (1990)

[mballan]

Azerbaijan Academy site:

Khalilov R - Six Preludes for Piano (1999).pdf

Nasirbekov M - Sonatina (1940 - Baku 1954).pdf

Neymatov G - Six Pieces for Piano (1973).pdf

Six Pieces (publ. 1973)
1. Story
2. Improvisation
3. Girls Dance
4. Children Playing
5. Reflection
6. Lezginka

Niyazi - Pieces for Piano (Baku 2005).pdf

1. Etude ‘Zarafat’ (1929)
2. Scherzo (1929)
3. Prelude (1934)
4. Dance (1934)
5. Three Music Fragments from the film ‘Almas’ (1935)
6. ‘Miracle’ (1950)
7. Adagio from the ballet ‘Chitra’ (1961)
8. Peng from the mugam ‘Shur’ – arr. Two Pianos (2003)

[Jim Faston]

This just appeared on another site - the two piano reduction of Arno Babajanian's Heroic Ballade.

Babajanian_Heroic Ballade for Piano and Orchestra (2 pianos).pdf

Here's a recording with the composer at the piano:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geKmLE8p3l0

[mballan]

Azerbaijan music site: Oktay Mammad oglu Radzhabov (1941 - )

Radzhabov O - Fouteen Miniatures for Piano (Baku 2004).pdf

Fouteen Miniatures (Baku 2004)
1. Song
2. Zarafat (Comic)
3. Waltz
4. Hunoresque
5. Conversation
6. Fairytale
7. Playing hide and seek
8. Dance
9. Ashug
10. Joy
11. Nightmare
12. Fast movement
13. Dragonflies
14. March

Radzhabov O - Two Sonatinas for Piano (Ishyg 1980).pdf

[mballan]

From Azerbaijan music site: Asya Bakhish-kyzy Sultanova (1923 - )

Sultanova A - Piano Sonata No. 1 (Baku 1962).pdf

Sultanova A - Sonatina for PIano (Baku 1954).pdf

Sultanova A - 'Children Pictures' Album for Piano (Baku 1961).pdf

‘Children Pictures’ Twelve Pieces (1960-61)
1. A walk
2. Shepherdess
3. Skipping rope
4. Lullaby
5. Scary Fairytale
6. Little ballerina
7. Procession
8. Broken Doll
9. Carousel
10. Playing with a ball
11. Waltz
12. Happy travelers