Album : The Russian Five Vol.2

Music For Millions: New Classics To Moderns has been developed from the original much-loved series by Denes Agay. As with previous volumes, the collection opens with music from the 1600s before taking the player on a journey through many different periods of musical history. / Piano

Finest single-volume edition includes authoritative scores of The Seasons, Op. 37. Album for the Young, Op. 39. 10 Characteristic Pieces, Op. 72. Dumka, Op. 59. Valse sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6. 4 Pieces, Op. 40. Theme and Variations, Op. 19, No. 6. plus 5 early pieces. Content :
Five early pieces
Romance (Op. 5)
Valse-scherzo ' Waltz-scherzo (Op. 7)
Capriccio (Op. 8)
Polka de salon (Op. 9, No. 2)
Nocturne (Op. 10, No. 1)
Thème original et variations ' Original theme and variations (Op. 19, No. 6)
From Twelve Pieces (Op. 40)
No. 2 Chanson triste ' Sad song
6. Chant sans paroles ' Song without words
9. Valse ' Waltz
10. Danse russe ' Russian dance
Valse sentimentale ' Sentimental waltz (Op. 51, No. 6)
Doumka (Scène rustique russe) ' Dumka (Russian village scene) (Op. 59)
From Eighteen Characteristic Pieces (Op. 72)
No. 1 Impromptu
2. Berceuse ' Lullaby
3. Tendres reproches ' Gentle reproaches
4. Danse caractéristique ' Characteristic dance
8. Dialogue
9. Un poco di Schumann ' A bit of Schumann
12. L'espiègle ' The rascal
13. Echo rustique ' Countryside echo
15. Un poco di Chopin ' A bit of Chopin
16. Valse à cinq temps ' Waltz in five-beat time
Album for the Young (after Schumann) (Op. 39) [Restored to Tchaikovsky's original sequence]
Note
No. 1. Prière de matin ' Morning prayer
2. Le matin en hiver ' Winter morning
3. Maman ' Mama
4. Le petit cavalier ' The little horseman
5. Marches des soldats de bois ' Marches of the wooden soldiers
6. La nouvelle poupée ' The new doll
7. La poupée malade ' The sick doll
8. Enterrement de la poupée ' The doll's burial
9. Valse ' Waltz
10. Polka
11. Mazurka
12. Chanson russe ' Russian song
13. Le paysan prélude ' The peasant plays an introduction
14. Chanson populaire (Kamarinskaya) ' Folk Song
15. Chanson intalienne ' Italian song
16. Mélodie antique française ' Old French melody
17. Chanson allemande ' German song
18. Chanson napolitaine ' Neapolitan song
19. Conte de la vieille bonne ' The old maid-servant's tale
20. La sorciére (Baba-Yaga) ' The witch
21. Douce rêverie ' Sweet reverie
22. Chant de l'alouette 'Song of the lark
23. A l'église ' In church
24. L'orgue de barbarie ' The hurdy-gurdy
The Seasons (Op. 37bis)
Note and epigraphs
1. Janvier: Au coin du feu ' January By the fireside
2. Février: Carnaval ' February: Carnival
3. Mars: Chant de l'alouette ' March Song of the lark
4. Avril: Perce-neige ' April: Snowdrop
5. Mai: Les nuits de mai ' May: May nights [ White nights ]
6. Juin: Barcarolle ' June: Barcar
7. Juillet: Chant du faucheur ' July: The reaper's song
8. Août: La moisson ' August: The harvest
9. Septembre: La chasse ' September: The hunt
10. Octobre: Chant d'automne ' October: Autumn song
11. Novembre: En troïka ' November: In the troika
12. Decembre: Noël ' December: Christmas