Klassische Klavierstücke

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...

In her transcription of Brahms' Symphony No. 4 Idil Biret follows the original score. Sometimes, however, she also notated by ear, thus creating a broad spectrum of timbres and expressions for the pla...

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...

Written in 1912 as a ballet piece, Ravel's masterpiece Daphnis et Chloé is now available in this version for two pianos transcribed by the Russian pianist Vyacheslav Gryaznov. Further transcriptions a...

Faz?l Say, to whom the International Beethoven Prize for Human Rights was awarded in 2016, reflects on the events in Istanbul in May / June 2013 in his cycle Gezi Park. Gezi Park 3, first composed as...

Igor Strawinskys Meisterwerk Symphony in Three Movements gehört seit seiner Uraufführung zum orchestralen Standardrepertoire der klassischen Moderne. Die Fassung für 2 Klaviere von Richard Rijnvos ist...

In his III Piano Sonata op. 86, Heucke explores the question of whether the form "sonata" can stand up to the tonal language of the present day. Melody and harmony must always be re-evaluated by the l...

Does anyone not know the Little Prince? Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's story has been translated into many languages and is known all over the world. Peter Wittrich (*1959) set to music those individual f...

My First Tchaikovsky contains easy and intermediate level piano pieces beginning with a selection from the Album for the Young Op. 39. The pieces from the cycle The Seasons and 12 Pieces of medium dif...

Yürüyen Kösk zeichnet eine bekannte Episode nach, die Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, den Gründer der modernen Türkei, als fortschrittlichen Naturfreund zeigt: Zur Rettung einer Platane ließ er 1930 ein Haus u...