Anton Stepanovich Arensky: Arensky - Concerto for Piano in F Minor Op. 2:

Originally written for piano, 'Danse des Ghazies' from Egyptian Nights is an outstanding work by Anton Stepanovich Arensky that has been wonderfully arranged for beginning full orchestra by Victor López. Its light texture, melodic contour, and playful nature will be an excellent addition to any contest program. (3:00) / Orchestre

Characterized by editor Sara Davis Buechner as 'elegant Romantic salon music of the Russian school subtly genteel with early impressionistic shadings ' the piano music of Anton Arensky formed the foundation of works by Rachmaninoff and Scriabin. Both of the latter-day composers were Arensky's pupils and their teacher's music contains the seeds of Rachmaninoff's idiomatic pianistic style and Scriabin's impressionistic array of musical colour.This collection of short works for solo piano contains the title suite as well as Six Canonic Pieces op. 1; Three Esquisses op. 24; Six Essais sur les Rhythmes Oubilées op. 28 Four Etudes op. 41 Six Caprices op. 43; and Scherzo op. 8. The star of the collection is the beautiful and gracious set of pieces titled Près de la Mer op. 52. Rarely printed in its entirety the suite offers a sensitive and opulent evocation of the seaside.Dover Original.

Music Minus One Piano Deluxe 2-CD Set-Together in one package Music Minus One brings you two of nineteenth-century Russia's greatest works for piano and orchestra Rimsky-Korsakov's Piano Concerto (1883) and his protege Anton Arensky's Fantasia on Russian Folksongs for Piano and Orchestra (1899). Both of these short concerted works are single-movement fantasias on Russian folk themes filled with the thunderous orchestrationa and big Russian sounds one associates with Imperial Russia. Both of these works present a perfect opportunity for the pianist or advancing student who wants to tackle a big Romantic-era concerted work but may not be ready for the full-scale concerto. With their relatively short lengths and onlymoderately-difficult piano parts they give the thrill of full-scale performance with significantly less investment than would be otherwise possible with longer works. This Music Minus One edition includes a CD containing the complete performance of the concerto in digital stereo a second digital stereo version of the concerto minus the soloist voluminously indexed for ease of practice and performance and a fully annotated score especially prepared for this MMO release printed on high-quality ivory paper with informative liner notes.

Arensky's Piano Trio Op.32 was composed in memory of cellist Karl Davidov friend of both the composer and Tchaikovsky as well as director of the St. Petersburg Conservatory during Arensky's studies. The cello plays a prominent role in the trio at times matching or surpassing the violin in importance.

Transcribed from the notorious Russian composer, Anton Stepanovich Arensky, this overture to his ballet suite is reminiscent of his predominantly romantic and classical repertoire. Scored with vivid colors and timbres for concert band, this charming work will be well received as a concert or contest work. (6:30) / Concert Band