Russian & Soviet Composers - Part 3

[darkmaterials]

Hi there, I'm new to this formu. As a favour, would anyone happen to have some of the five preludes from Lyatoshynsky, op. 44? The 5th in particular would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

[mballan]

Hi there, I'm new to this formu. As a favour, would anyone happen to have some of the five preludes from Lyatoshynsky, op. 44? The 5th in particular would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

These are available in the Archive - Russian & Soviet Piano Music Part 1 on page 3.

Malcolm

[isokani]

I have just posted some recordings of Russian piano music in the recordings section ...

[Dani_area_51]

Thank you so much isokani!! Great playing by the way. The Conus is very nice indeed, and really useful for me, since I have never heard Conus piano music in any recordings so far. I'm not saying they do not exist...

[Dani_area_51]

PS: I found this http://www.raritaeten-der-klaviermusik. ... .1.0.phtml
I would love to hear it... It really promises a wonderful recital!

[jre58591]

PS: I found this http://www.raritaeten-der-klaviermusik. ... .1.0.phtml
I would love to hear it... It really promises a wonderful recital!

It really is a shame that most of the stuff from those Husum recitals is not released to the public. There is some good stuff there that is kept off the Danacord single discs that are released. Danacord should release a boxset every year with all of the recitals instead!

[sgambatiesque]

It really is a shame that most of the stuff from those Husum recitals is not released to the public. There is some good stuff there that is kept off the Danacord single discs that are released. Danacord should release a boxset every year with all of the recitals instead!

They could just sell a pick-and-mix track selection online. Get with the times!

At least they're starting to make booking to see the event easier. I tried for a couple of years but unless you could speak German, no one would reply it seems.

[isokani]

I will make a post when the recording of the Alexandrov/Nikolayev/Eiges etc concert arrives... I have a feeling it might have been posted to an old address (in a different country!)

[Timtin]

I've uploaded the rare 235-page 1888 Belaieff complete edition of Borodin Prince Igor (2H Blumenfeld)
to IMSLP if anyone is interested, although remarkably few members seem keen on this genre, for
reasons that totally baffle me. (The file is too big to upload here.)

Any feedback whatsoever (positive or negative) would be greatly welcomed, since it would then
help me decide my future strategy regarding the scanning of various other opera piano scores
(e.g. Rubinstein, Smetana, Tchaikovsky et. al.).

At present I seem to be swimming against the tide, preferring rare versions of famous works by
famous composers rather than less-well-known works by less-well-known composers, judging by
the current correspondence elsewhere on PP. Am I barking up totally the wrong tree?

http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Borodin,_Aleksandr

[fhimpsl]

Dear Tim,

I think your upload of the complete 2H piano score of Prince Igor is a collasal, incredible contribution to the piano literature!!!! Who knows today that Blumenfeld made such a massive arrangement of this great classic? And the arrangement is so marvelously conceived, playable & easy on the hands, with melodies floating along with such beauty. Personally, I can't thank you enough for this enormous gift to all of us.

Rather than swimming against the tide or barking up the wrong tree...I strongly disagree. Instead you are pointing us in a new direction for the piano literature. Many of us are familiar with great operas by the composers you mention such as Smetana (Bartered Bride), Tschaikowsky and Rubinstein. Having playable 2H scores of these wonderful (yet massive) works provides not only immense enjoyment on the keyboard, but also much further insight into the composer's original conception. I know that the Blumenfeld-Borodin "Prince Igor" brings me closer to this magnificent music than any number of recordings could.

And so dear Tim, I for one applaud your generosity for scanning this amazing and incredibly rare score. It is one which should be professionally hard bound and cherished forever. Please do consider continuing on this theme if you have such rare scores. These have an impact on the piano world which will be felt forever. Feedback and thanks may be slim, as often is the case, but ultimately hundreds of pianists and students will download this score and marvel over it. Knowing that fact and the perpetuity of the contribution throughout the years is indeed thanks in and of itself. Certainly scores like this are virtually unobtainable in most all cases.

With the greatest thanks for your generosity and foresight for sharing this precious score,

All Best Wishes,

Frank