Young composers often make their living with incidental music. Such was the case...(+)
Young composers often make their living with incidental music. Such was the case of Leonid Desyatnikov (*1955) who wrote in his early years a lot of music for puppet shows and dramatic performances. Later the author collected some pieces together forming the suite 'Reminiscences of the Theatre?, the title being of course a reminiscence of Robert Schumann's famous 'Album für die Jugend? (No 25). Desyatnikov's cycle - depicting a small entertaining theatrical revue - is addressed to young pianists. / Piano
Werke von 1961 bis 1979-The pieces in this edition are in a chronological and st...(+)
Werke von 1961 bis 1979-The pieces in this edition are in a chronological and stylistic order. Fünf Stücke (1961) Triade (1962) and Elegie (1967) which Silvestrov retrospectively describes as 'lyrische Dodekaphonie' were composed in a short period inwhere he learned the musical language of the 20th century. The following sonatas (I-III 1972 1975 1979) are characterized - as per Silvestrov 'Identität der Stile'. The piano cycle Kitschmusik (1977) is one of the mostimpressive reference to his 'metaphorischen Stils' (V. Silvestrov). Irrespective of the different phases all pieces show his unique thinking and writing process. It is expressed in nuances of agogicism dynamics and tempi. Thepedal needs particular attention - the composer was convinced that it creates an overtone. Pieces from the 60s were reviewed and given with typical notes - just like Silvestrovs later period - for ex. 'leggero' 'dolce'as well a additional tempi dynamic- and pedal-instructions.Inhalt Sonata Nr. 1 (1972)Sonata Nr. 2 (1975)Sonata Nr. 3 (1979) (all three sonatas have been revised by the composer in1999)Fünf Stücke (1961; rev. 1999)Triade (1962; rev. 1999)Elegie (1967; rev. 1999)'Kitschmusik' (1977)