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The virtuoso Toccatina from the 8 Concert Studies Op. 40 is most popular piano piece by Kapustin. On YouTube one can find recordings of numerous pianists. Its use in the opening credits of the compute...

As implied by the title Sonatina facile, this piano piece is an homage to Mozart's famous Sonata in C major K. 545. Not only are the movement headings Allegro - Andante - Rondo identical, but Jörg Wid...

Igor Strawinskys Ballett Der Feuervogel gehört zweifellos zu den Meisterwerken des Komponisten und stellt eine der bedeutendsten Kompositionen des 20. Jahrhunderts dar. Kein Wunder, dass Strawinsky ei...

Piano Sonata No. 6 Op. 62 (composed in 1991) is the shortest of the thirteen piano sonatas written by Nikolai Kapustin to date. The three movements are full of twists and surprises, with excursions in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Nella III Sonata per pianoforte op. 86, Heucke esplora la questione se la forma "sonata" possa resistere al linguaggio tonale dei giorni nostri. La melodia e l'armonia devono sempre essere rivalutate...

Virtuoso jazz in classical form: A free-tempo introduction is followed by a brisk rondo sonata, which finally ends with a brilliant climax in octaves.

Kapustin beschrieb diese Fantasie als dramatisches und ernstes Stück, das aus wechselnden Episoden konstruiert ist. Der erste Abschnitt steht im freien Tempo, darauf folgen ein Bebop und zuletzt ein J...

'Spice Island' (Gewürzinsel) erhielt seinen Titel erst nach der Komposition. Die virtuose Musik bietet kontrastierende Stimmungen, aber immer reichlich gewürzt mit Jazz-Harmonien.

The Troy Sonata, the main work of the new Warner CD Faz?l Say plays Say, will shape the world tour programme of Say in the Beethoven Year 2020 in combination with the Hammerklavier Sonata. A powerful...

Kapustin's technically demanding 9th Sonata from 1995 is full of jocular twists. It has previously been recorded for CD by Vadim Rudenko.

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...

Jörg Widmanns Diabelli-Variation entstand im Rahmen von Rudolf Buchbinders Diabelli 2020-Projekt, bei dem zahlreiche zeitgenössische Komponisten neue Variationen zu dem Zyklus Beethovens komponierten....