M.P. Belaieff

The Twelve Preludes (Chicago, 1952-53) show with vivid clarity the many-sided expressive genius of their composer. Each prelude is a musical entity, each has its own 'raison d'être', its own musical m...

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In una tranquilla e del tutto convenzionale barcarola alla Chopin o alla Tchaikovsky suonano inquietanti campanelli d'allarme, prima di essere definitivamente brutalizzati (rivelando come fonte il tem...

This piece is governed by a principle similar to the one which obtains in the Etude sur le Carré magique sonore (BEL 174). 8 interval cycles follow one another in close proximity and form a kind of mo...