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

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Re: Music of the Caucasus [Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia etc.

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Here's a number of short pieces by Georgian composer Andrey Balanchivadze, taken from a rare volume of Georgian keyboard works. As always, I apologize for the large size of these files, but I prefer greyscale as a starting point for old, fading things such as this. I tried using Irfanview to compress them into b/w copies, but the program wouldn't work on my computer:

Andrey Melitonovich BALANCHIVADZE - Piano Pieces

Prelude (Cantabile)
http://www.mediafire.com/?kkb8312afkkz6a3

Prelude (Largo)
http://www.mediafire.com/?u98y58yonu7x1ak

Samaia (Samaya)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wht16ugndeul95x

Nocturne
http://www.mediafire.com/?am4rivqd13dcg39

Dance
http://www.mediafire.com/?8groled5y89sogf
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Re: Music of the Caucasus [Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia etc.

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Next we have works by Nikoloz (Nikolai) Gudiashvili, whose chamber instrumental music enjoyed wide popularity in the 1940-50s. In addition to these works, he composed at least three piano concertos, a cello concerto, three string quartets, a piano quintet, and other symphonic and choral works:

Nikolai Ivanovich GUDIASHVILI - Piano Pieces

Preludes (4)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ebcb8rzmknlax4c

Poem
http://www.mediafire.com/?pj3vbjuvbnkuqfw

Joke
http://www.mediafire.com/?pto8sg9o3tk9sob

Nocturne
http://www.mediafire.com/?yzaf5itsornvqwo

Recollection
http://www.mediafire.com/?11s9ig5xsvvp51w
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Here is an early piece by a very prolific female Georgian composer and pedagogue, whose piano works include several other short-form works, works for children, six sonatinas, and a fantasy, a concertino, and a concerto for piano and orchestra. The complete list can be seen at http://www.russiancomposers.org.uk/page1638.html . Additionally, she is credited with composing a great number of film soundtracks over the years.

Meri (Mariya) Shalvovna DAVITASHVILI
Scherzo, for piano (1946)
http://www.mediafire.com/?rtjj8x8aclap5w6
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This composer passed away in 2010, but his best online bio (in English) is on the Living Composers page:
http://www.composers21.com/compdocs/kvernadb.htm

We've previously seen his second piano concerto. That work and the Poem for piano below are both available to listen to on Youtube.

Bidzina Aleksandrovich KVERNADZE - Piano Works

Improvisation
http://www.mediafire.com/?duxhq519eu1xyjn

Musical Moment no. 1
http://www.mediafire.com/?mbibzj1wtuihsv3

Poem
http://www.mediafire.com/?s2t67l7iqrf1gak

Musical Moment no. 2
http://www.mediafire.com/?mu529xu1h1436ne
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Somebody previously shared this composer's Musical Moment for piano, published in a standalone form. Here is a different edition of that work and another prelude.

Revaz Ilyich LAGIDZE

Prelude
http://www.mediafire.com/?fyhg2uy2egyoc2b

Musical Moment
http://www.mediafire.com/?r2aagociudv6i4c
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The final of these pieces previously appeared in a collection of children's works by this composer.

Alexei Davidovich MACHAVARIANI - Works for Piano

Bazaleti Lake
http://www.mediafire.com/?9uj78wwkgo95bdq

Khorumi
http://www.mediafire.com/?x43njy4vgxp579z

Impromptu (Eksprompt)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ucbhzvgo805ihwt
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Shota E. MILORAVA
Miniatures (2), for piano
Milorava - Miniatures (2), for piano.pdf
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Balanchivadze Samaya.pdf
Balanchivadze Prelude (Largo).pdf
Balanchivadze Prelude - Cantabile.pdf
Balanchivadze Nocturne fis-moll.pdf
Balanchivadze Dance.pdf
caostotale wrote:Here's a number of short pieces by Georgian composer Andrey Balanchivadze, taken from a rare volume of Georgian keyboard works. As always, I apologize for the large size of these files, but I prefer greyscale as a starting point for old, fading things such as this. I tried using Irfanview to compress them into b/w copies, but the program wouldn't work on my computer:
I just had some time for cropping and reducing the file size - thanks for the original postings!

Best regards

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Next one ...

Best

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Davitashvili Scherzo.pdf
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Gudiashvili Scherz.pdf
Gudiashvili Poem.pdf
Gudiashvili Nocturne.pdf
Gudiashvili Erinnerung.pdf
Gudiashvili 4 Preludes.pdf
... and the last group for today ...

with thanks for the original scans

Best!

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