Nikolai Kapustin

Nicolai Kapustin's Piano Sonata No. 8 Op. 77 was composed in 1995. In this single-movement work he develops three contrasting themes: a rhapsodic, Scriabinesque opening section, a quirky, offbeat sche...

Nikolai Kapustin, born in 1937, is considered a pioneer of the Soviet jazz scene. His music combines typical jazz idioms with classical forms. This anthology contains some of his most popular piano wo...

Kapustin composed his Berceuse Op. 65 in 1991. A soulful jazz-harmonic 5 minutes of piano music, suitable for advanced students or amateur pianists with a bit of practice. A beautiful lullaby in ABA f...

Jazz rock at a high speed! The character of the piece is clear from the title. The tremendous driving force and rocky jazz theme make this piano miniature a fun and spectacular show piece!

The Humoresque op. 75 - composed in 1994 - is considered one of the most difficult pieces by Kapustin. Presented in the standard jazz form, the variations sound like improvisations, influenced by McCo...

Kapustin composed the 3 Etudes op. 67 in 1992. The first étude, entitled Glissandi, is written in a swing jazz mood. In No. 2 Ripetizione the difficulty lies in the complexity of the rhythm. No.3 Grap...

The 6 Little Pieces op. 133 composed in 2007 are, after his Sonatina op. 100 (Schott, ED 22853), Kapustins easiest works for piano. The pieces can be played individually, the intervals are all within...

Virtuoser Jazz in klassischer Form: Nikolai Kapustin (geb. 1937) ist ein exzellenter Jazz-Pianist, Arrangeur und Komponist. Seine Klaviersonaten werden nun erstmals von Schott Music herausgegeben. Die...

In the virtuosic Capriccio op. 71, composed in 1992, Kapustin returns to twelve-tone compositional techniques. Suitable for pianists looking for repertoire between modernity and jazz that sound like h...

The Capriccio op. 146 is Nikolai Kapustin's last piano work for four hands. He wrote it for the duo "piaNA" in 2012. For the first time, it is now being published in a sheet music edition.

The Allegro movement "Nothing to Lose" was composed by Kapustin in 2004 and is now published for the first time as a sheet music edition.

Kapustin dedicated the piece "Countermove" to the Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin, who had released a complete CD of Kapustin's works in 2004. Kapustin himself later recorded "Countermove" for the...

Kapustin developed this scherzo from a short fun idea. The notes of the piano piece, which was already composed in 1999, now appear in print for the first time.

Kapustin composed the rondo „Vanity of Vanities“ op. 121 in 2004 and then recorded it for his CD „Kapustin Returns!“, released in Japan in 2008.

Kapustin composed the „Two Etude-like Trinkets“ op. 122 in 2004 and later recorded them for his CD „Kapustin Returns!“, which was released in Japan in 2008.

Kapustin's Theme and Variations op. 80 were composed in 1996.

Nikolai Kapustin composed the Impromptu op. 83 in 1997 and later recorded it for the CD „Last Recording“, which was released in Japan in 2004.

Three for Two. Triptych for 2 pianos op. 145 was written by Kapustin in 2012 for the Japanese piano duo PiaNA, consisting of Natsuki Nishimoto and Asuka Matsumoto.

This challenging piece for viola and piano in the jazz idiom was completed in 2015. An excellent addition to the repertoire of advanced students, the piano accompaniment is also of an advanced difficu...

Nikolai Kapustin draws from various influences in many of his compositions by combining his modern tonal language with classical forms.