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  Bach Illuminationes

  In addition to well-known composers and arrangers of Bach such as Franz Liszt, Dmitri Kabalevsky and Egon Petri, there are also some unknown composers. Nevertheless, their transcriptions are worthy for inclusion and offer further evidence of Bach's tremendous compositional stature.

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  Kammersinfonie/sinfonietta

  Alexander Rudin (Dir) - Ludmila Golub (Orgel) // Boris Tchaikovsky - no relation - belongs to that generation of Soviet composers falling between Shostakovich (one of his teachers) and Kabalevsky on the one hand and Schnittke and Gubaidulina on the other. Born into a musical family, the young Boris saw his musical language reach maturity in the years following World War II.

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  Cellosonate/Ballade in C-Dur/Cello-Sonate in B-Dur

  Belying its young composer's reputation as the enfant terrible of early Soviet music, 'the most popular cello sonata of the twentieth century' - Steven Isserlis's verdict on the Shostakovich - takes its place alongside two other Russian masterpieces, from pre-Revolutionary Prokofiev to Kabalevsky in the Khrushchev era.

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  Cellokonzerte 1 & 2

  Symphony Orchestra of Russia - Veronika Duderova (Dir) - Ludmilla Kuritskaya (Piano) // Alto is pleased to return to international availability Tarasova's recordings of the two cello concertos of Dmitri Kabalevsky, whose music was among the most popular of the Soviet era. The CD also includes two Kabalevsky rarities for violin and piano.

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  Complete Preludes

  Dmitri Kabalevsky war neben Prokofieff und Schostakowitsch und zusammen mit Khachaturian einer der "Großen Vier" der sowjetischen Musik. Nach den Veröffentlichungen seiner vier Sinfonien, sämtlicher Werke für Klavier und Orchester, der Cellokonzerte und seiner Streichquartette wird mit der vorliegenden Aufnahme die Musik für Klavier solo nach Veröffentlichung seiner sämtlichen Klaviersonaten erneut in den Fokus gerückt.

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  Kabalevsky/Khachaturian/Rachmaninoff

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  Romantic Guitar Level 1 Vol. 1

  These wonderful Guitar Ensemble Performance Pieces from the Romantic Era include works by Beethoven, Godard, Offenbach, de Curtis, Kabalevsky, Ponce, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Chopin, Grieg and Shubert masterfully performed by Donn Legge and Rene Gonzalez. Part of the 'Complete Guide for the Guitar' Classroom Guitar Ensemble Series by Ellis, Gonzalez, Coffman, Legge, Cherry-Henderson and Rucker.

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  Music of Russian Composers

  Piano Synergy Duo. Husband-and-wife team Ruslan Sviridov and Irina Khovanskaya created the Piano Synergy Duo in 1996. Using their unique musical potential, the duo designs concert programs in which they perform together as well as individually. The results have been a constantly heavy demand and continuing success. For the past 14 years, the duo has toured extensively throughout Russia, Europe, and the Unites States. Now, for the first time, listeners have an opportunity to hear them on a CD. Irina Khovanskaya was born to a musician's family in Russia's Moscow Region in 1972. She began piano lessons at age 4 and gave her first recital about two years later in Kiev. Ten years of formal musical training followed at the Moscow Central Special Music College, during which time she also concertized extensively as a recitalist and with orchestras. Several of these events took place at the Moscow Conservatory's Small Hall, but she also played as far afield as the Russian Space Center (Moscow Region) and on USSR TV. Receiving a Bachelor's Degree in 1990, Khovanskaya's studies and performing career continued as she entered the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where her teacher was Victor Merzhanov. Now her performances become international. Besides appearances with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and in many Russian cities, she performed in Zurich, Munich, Brussels, and Warsaw. Contests in Russia, Germany, and Belgium were capped by Khovanskaya's winning First Prize in the Texas Steinway Society Piano Competition in Dallas, Texas in 1999. With her Conservatory Diploma (1996) and post-graduate work behind her, Dr. Khovanskaya now resides in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to performance engagements, she teaches piano at the University of the Incarnate Word and adjudicates in piano competitions. Ruslan Sviridov was born in 1973 in Tambov, Russia. He began to study music at age 7 and gave his first public performance at the age of 8. His years of study at the Tambov Music School and later at the Rachmaninov Music College in Tambov were marked by many competition triumphs and literally hundreds of concerts and recitals throughout Russia's Central Region. First prizes came from the Tchaikovsky Regional Piano Contest (1989), the Bartok Regional Contest (1989), and the Kabalevsky Regional Competition for Young Pianists (1990), to name only a few. Sviridov went on to enter the Moscow State Conservatory, studying with Victor Merzhanov. Concerts and competitions continued, now at a higher level. He played with symphony orchestras in several Russian cities, including Moscow, Ulyanovsk, and Tambov, and at the Glinka Music Festival in Smolensk. During 1994-96, he took Grand Prize or First Prize (or both) or a Special Jury Prize at competitions in Italy at Tortona, Alassio, San Bartolomeo al Mare, and Caltanissetta, Sicily. His first U.S. triumph was a Special Jury Prize in Kingsville, Texas (1995). In addition to an international list of recitals, Sviridov's career is distinguished by a substantial body of television tapes and live appearances, starting in Russia and extending through Italy, Switzerland, Portugal, and the United States (NBC). During his studies in Moscow, culminating in a Doctoral Degree (1998), he taught piano and music theory. Leaving Russia in 1998, Dr. Sviridov again picked up his teaching activity in San Antonio, Texas, also his base for concertizing and contest adjudication. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Suite As charming and entertaining as The Nutcracker ballet turned out, one would hardly imagine that Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) did not care much for the score himself. The composer had been a little reluctant to compose this music on a subject that was prescribed for him and for which the choreographer had given him an over-detailed scenario. He completed the score in 1891, and some months before the premiere of the full ballet the following year he extracted a concert suite. The scenario of The Nutcracker ballet was taken from a story by E.T.A. Hoffmann as adapted by Alexander Dumas, Sr. It has to do with Clara, a young girl who receives a grotesque looking nutcracker for Christmas, only to have it magically transformed into a prince who carries her off on fantastic adventures. The movements of the Suite do not follow the progress of the story exactly, but are ordered to form a good musical sequence. The "March" has a toy quality, reminding us that the only military operations that Clara witnesses are imaginary ones between mice and gingerbread soldiers. The "Dance of the Sugar- Plum Fairy " was composed originally for the celesta, a bell-like keyboard instrument that personifies this character perfectly. This was the first time a composer had written for the instrument. In the second act of The Nutcracker, Clara and her Nutcracker are treated to an international divertissement of dances at the court of the Sugar-Plum Fairy. One part of this is the "Trepak," a wild Russian dance and one of the nationalistic elements in the ballet. More exotic is the Chinese "Dance of the Reed Flutes," originally featuring shrill flutes and piccolos and mumbling bassoons. When we think of waltzes, we usually think of Johann Strauss. But Tchaikovsky was also one of the great waltz composers of his century. Waltzes from Eugene Onegin and the Serenade for Strings bear witness. The "Waltz of the Flowers" is the finale to The Nutcracker Suite and one of the most graceful movements ever penned by Tchaikovsky. Stravinsky, Five Easy Pieces for Piano Duet The years of World War I (1914-1918) were years of small pieces for Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). Self-sequestered in Switzerland for most of the duration, the composer found few opportunities for performances or publication. Stravinsky occupied himself chiefly with small- scale stage works, songs, and short instrumental pieces. At that time, his oldest children, Theodore and Mika, had become good enough pianists for him to write music for each of them to play with their father. So originated the series of Five Easy Pieces for piano duet. The child's part was usually a melody played in octaves, while the father's part filled out the texture and contained any complicated passage work. Stravinsky later orchestrated four of the duets to produce his Suite No. 1 for small orchestra. Stravinsky's musical sense of humor is, of course, famous. In these miniature character pieces, we can hear the same wry satire that charms us in much of his other music from this period. The Five Easy Pieces touch on various "national" musical characteristics. Following a relatively serious "Andante" comes an "Española" composed after a trip to Spain in 1916. The "Balalaika" celebrates the Russian folk instrument. "Napolitana" was another travel souvenir, this time to Naples in 1917. The concluding "Galop" is a spoof on the archetypical endings of French ballets of the 19th century. It's high spirits and satirical jabs sum up the flavor of the Five Easy Pieces. Rachmaninov, Six Pieces for Piano Duet, Op. 11 Like his mentor Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) did not enjoy teaching. He did so only when he needed money. Rachmaninov found himself in that financial position in 1893, the year Tchaikovsky died. Taking on more private lessons, he also taught music theory at a girls' academy. Rachmaninov's publisher, knowing his need and also knowing the market for his piano music, convinced him to write something for piano four-hands. The result was the Six Pieces for Piano Duet published in 1894, which turned out to be the longest work Rachmaninov ever created for piano duet. The movements are "character" pieces in the best romantic salon tradition, and they contrast with one another effectively. The opening "Barcarolle" floats along on the undulating lilt of a gondola song, yet Rachmaninov infuses it with his own characteristic melancholy. Cas

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  Music for Cello & Piano By African American Compos

  Anthony Elliott is in great demand as a soloist, chamber music performer, conductor, and teacher. Following his victory in the Emanuel Feuermann International Cello Competition in 1987, Henry Roth wrote in Strad Magazine 'His emotional communication is often profound, and his glittering silvery tone captivates the ear'. Following quickly on the heels of the competition victory was a highly successful New York debut in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. A frequent guest soloist with major orchestras, Anthony Elliott has appeared with such orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony, the Vancouver Symphony, and the CBC Toronto Orchestra. His performances have been recorded and broadcast on radio and television across the United States and Canada. He has recorded for Koch, Collins Classics, Vox and Equilibrium Records. His CD recording of sonatas by Kabalevsky, Martinu and Shostakovich received a rave review from Strad Magazine, and was chosen as a 'Best Buy' by the Houston Post. Recent releases include the Cello Sonata Opus 11 of Paul Hindemith with pianist Anton Nel, the Lamentations Suite for Solo Cello by Coleridge Taylor Perkinson, French Music for Cello and Piano, and music for Cello and Piano by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Anthony Elliott's studies were with two legendary figures of the cello, Janos Starker and Frank Miller. Presently, he is Professor of Music at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He performs on the magnificent 'Ex Duke of Edinburgh' Tecchler Cello, made in Rome, Italy in 1703. Dr. Toni-Marie Montgomery is Dean of the School of Music at Northwestern University. Previously she served as Dean of the School of Fine Arts at the University of Kansas, Director of the School of Music at Arizona State University, Assistant Dean of the School of the Arts at the University of Connecticut, and Artistic Director of the Music Performance Institute at Western Michigan University. In April of 1984, Toni-Marie Montgomery became the second recipient of the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano chamber music and accompanying from the University of Michigan. She received the Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan in 1981, and graduated magna cum laude from the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts in 1980. Among her performances are guest appearances with the University of Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, the Johns Hopkins Symphony, the Detroit Metropolitan Orchestra in Orchestra Hall, and the Landsdowne Pennsylvania Orchestra. She has performed at the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Austrian Institute, New York City, the Academy of Music Recital Hall (Philadelphia), and at the American Conservatory in Fountainbleau, France. Recent performances include recitals in Salzburg, Austria, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Montgomery is a member of the Black Music Repertory Ensemble of Columbia College of Chicago. This 15 member ensemble specializes in performing works by black composers, and promotes appreciation for the black musical heritage.

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  24 Preludes for Piano

  24 Preludes for Pianosolo 2004 'I wrote the 24 Preludes for Piano solo after attending several concerts where I had heard preludes from different composers such as Rachmaninov, Kabalevsky and Shostakovitch. To think in 'tonalities' again was strange to me in the beginning of the work, as I had used a free tonality, without harmonic-tonal rules, within my composition for a couple of years, with the music flowing by itself from one tonality to another without the concerns of 'right' or 'wrong'. Now all the tonalities were given and in order to portray them correctly I had to stick to them, so I began to use key signatures again. This set is a kaleidoscope of varied moods, colors, skills, atmospheres and nationalities. Within an hour you can make a world-journey and see the many landscapes of my writing'.

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