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Russian Piano Music
A graded collection of melodic masterpieces
from the romantic and modern repertory.
Selected and edited by Denes Agay.— Thedoyof
Russian Piano Music
Agraded collection of melodic masterpieces
from the romantic and modern repertory.
Selected and edited by Denes Agay.
“Romanticism” isthe style-signature ofthis volume, containing 39 works by Russian composers of,
the 19th and 20th centuries. In addition to their romantic predisposition, most of these writers are
also influenced and inspired by strong nationalistic trends and undereurrents which render their
‘music even more vivid and attractive
“The selections dre alin their original forms and fall well he casy-to-intermediate grade
levels, Asa whole this collection provides teacher, pupil, and player of any age not only with
interesting and useful study materials, but also musical enjoyment of a high order.
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‘Cradle Song from Op. 24
Lietle Tune with Variations.
Invention
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Polka...
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‘An Old Ballad from
Folk Tune Scher:o Op, 4, No. 14 -0.0..0
Shepherd Playing His Pipe Op. 31, No. 8.1
fatale
«Mikhael lordansky
Leo Lukomsky...-
{Sergei Ligpunov
“Dmitri Kabalevsiy
‘Mikhail Glinks
UAlexander Goedicke
"Samuel Maykapae «
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‘Konstantin Sorokin.
‘Vladimir Rebikow .
Moderato from The Five Fingers
Lento from The Five Fingers .- 2
Sonatina .. 2B
Looking Through An Oid Alburn from Youu Da 226
‘Oriental Dance... 228
Chanson Triste. +30
Simple Confession Op. 20, No. i...
Evening from Music or Children Op- 63, Now 11
RondorMarch Op. 60, No.7--»
Prelude Op. 34, No. 17 ‘Dmitti Shostakovich - 140
Prelude Op. 37,.No.2 «+. ‘Alexander Gretchaninov at
Romance Op. 44, No. ? “Anton Rubinstein . 248
‘Nikolai Miaskowski = 111717
‘Dmitri Kabalewsky +.
‘Serge Rachmaninoff
Peter L Tehaiowsky -
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‘Reinhold Ghere -
‘The Hunter's Call Fugetia Op. 43, No. 2 «
Prelude Op. 38, No. 15,
Polka Ieaienne ---2---
‘Autumn Song-October Op. 37, No. 10
Reverie Op. 35, No. 2 «.
Prelude Op. 31,No. # +.
Nocturne from Perit Suite
Vision Fugitive Op. 22, No. 3+.
Allbura Leaf Op. 45, No. 1
Bagatelle Op. 5, No.6 «.
Promenade fiom Pictures at an Exhibition «
The Old Castle from Picauses at an Exhibition
Mazurka... :
Gavotte from Classical Symphony, Op. 35+
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Dreaming excerpt from Six Improvisations, Op. 74
Romance Op. 10, No. 6
‘Alexander Teherepnin «
‘Modest Mussorgsky -
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Mily Balakirev
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from Op. 24
Mikhael Iordansky
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Op. 27, No. 5
Dmitri Kabalevsky
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Mikhail Glinka
Allegretto (1804 - 1857)
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Alexander Goedicke
Andantino
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Samuel Maykapar
(1867 - 1938)
Allegretto giocoso °
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from Op. 24
Mikhael Lordand
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Op. 4, No. 14
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Dmitri Shostakovich
(1906 - 1975)
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from The Five Fingers
Igor Stravinsky
= 1971)
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from The Five Fingers
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Aram Khatchacurian
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(1866-1901),
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Op. 20. No. 7
César Cui
(835 i9i8)
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from Music for Children
Op. 65, No. 11 Serge Prokofiev
(1897 - 1953)
Andante teneroso iS366Rondo-March "
Op. 60, No. 1
Dmitri Kabalevsky
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11829 - 1894)
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Fugetia Op. 43, No.2
Nikolai Miaskoveh
feet 1980)
Allegro moderato 2 ‘ 2
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Op. 38, No. 15
Dont Kabolevsk
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Serge Rachmaninoff
(1873 - 1943)
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(Die. tl Fine)8 Autumn Song-October
Op. 37, No. 10
Peter 1. Tchaikovsky
Andante doloroso e molto cantabile (1840 - 1893)
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