In his compositions, he takes great delight in combining jazz elements with classical structures. Nikolai kapustin s 1937 tonal language is somewhere in between modern and jazz music. Included in this is the score and parts for viola and piano. Kapustin was born in the town of gorlovka in eastern ukraine on 22nd november, 1937. Paper on kapustin s symbiotic music by jonathan edward mann. Kapustin s first attempts at composition began with a piano sonata at the age of. Home nikolai kapustin piano sonata 2 marcandre hamelin piano nikolaj girshevich kapustin sonata no. Now, thanks to these publications, his music can be.
Elizabeth maconchy composed her sonata for viola and piano in 1937 which premiered the following year in london. Delivery charges delivery time payment methods customer service data security cancellation policy terms and conditions our team about stretta company. Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. Nikolai girshevich kapustin composer buy sheet music.
After graduating, he spent the next 11 years touring with a mainstream jazz orchestra. He has written 20 piano sonatas, six piano concerti, and other compositions for ensembles such as five saxophones and an orchestra op. Without formal training in composition, kapustin wrote his first piano sonata, which was in a traditional russianukrainian style, when he was thirteen. I discovered kapustin yesterday, and i found his music to be incredibly fun to hear and see. List of compositions by nikolai kapustin wikipedia. In the late fifties, nikolai kapustin spent his days studying classical piano with alexander goldenweiser at the moscow conservatoire and his evenings playing jazz piano with yuri saulskys big band. An eclectic combination of classical and jazz idioms. During the 1950s, he acquired a reputation as a jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. Nikolai kapustin s orchestral works from 60s and 70s, compiled by anton kapustin. Nikolai kapustin born 1937 studied the piano at the moscow conservatoire with alexander goldenweiser, and is a prolific composer, especially for his own instrument.
His sonatas for cello are technically demanding, yet highly appealin. Juvenile concerto is a peculiar expression used to describe the first concertos by rachmaninov, prokofiev, and others. The same can unquestionably be said of kapustin at any point within the body of his piano works. Title sonata fantasy name translations klaviersonate nr. Paper on classical and jazz influences in kapustin s twentyfour preludes op. His initial efforts in this genre are fourmovement works that literally gush with unbridled creativity.
That beautiful jazzinfluenced piece was not the exception, as this wonderful album demonstrates. Allegro molto 1989 youtube kapustin plays kapustin piano sonata no 6, op 62 duration. Since then he continues to produce sonatas, etudes and works for solo piano, as well as orchestral and chamber music. Link removed right now a lot of people are asking me for his other works. Nikolai girshevich kapustin is a russian composer and pianist. We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience by clicking any link on this page you are giving your consent for us to set cookies. The piece is in two movements, with a style combining chopinlike romanticism with an impressionistic touch. He made his first attempt to compose a piano sonata at age. Im now considering learning kapustin s second piano sonata, and i was wondering if it is a good competition piece. At the age of 14 he moved to moscow and began piano lessons with avrelian rubakh and later alexander goldenweiser. Everything comes together in an energetic, toccatalike rondo finale. Nov 03, 2019 24 preludes op 53 nikolai kapustin on free shipping on qualifying offers. I kind of like his other jazz pieces, such as piano sonata no 2, which i found subsequently.
Nikolai kapustin sheet music books scores buy online. Nikolai kapustin sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Sheet music for 2 pianos 4 hands by nikolai kapustin. The compositions of nikolai kapustin born 1937 are almost all for piano, either solo or accompanied. Nikolai kapustin, kapustin, piano concerto no 2 op 14 sheet music delivered worldwide from.
Preludes op 1 preludes op 2 preludes op 3 preludes op 4 preludes op 5 preludes op 6 preludes op 7 preludes op 8 preludes op 9. In the most formally classical works here the variations, suite in the old style, piano sonata no. Kapustin sonata download free sheet music and scores scorser. Nikolai kapustin sheet music and music books at sheet.
Kapustin plays kapustin piano sonata no 2, op 54 youtube. See all nikolai kapustin sheet music about nikolai kapustin b. Kapustin plays kapustin piano sonata no 2, op 54 duration. Isr 34 key bflat minor movementssections movtssecs. Exploring the piano music of nikolai kapustin pianodao. Supervised by nikolai kapustin edited with commentary by masahiro kawakami whats very special about this album is that it contains an extensive introduction and commentary, with notes on the individual pieces, by masahiro kawakami one of the foremost exponents of kapustin s piano music. His style is a fascinating and distinctive blend of classical and jazz styles, as he expounds his jazzbased melodic and rhythmic ideas within the structures of classical sonata form. It was finally published in 1898, at the urging of his publisher. The three movements are full of twists and surprises with excursions into boogiewoogie. Nikolai girshevich kapustin composer buy sheet music and. I dont have time to learn things that i wont use for competitions, so this is pretty important to me. Although a virtuosic performer at a young age, composition held more appeal for him, and his first published work, the opus 1 concertino for piano was written in 1957.
Kapustin simply writes fine music using melodic and harmonic materials personal to his own, supremely natural style. Browse and buy sheet music by the composer nikolai girshevich kapustin b. Though we may think first of the symphony, the string quartet, or the piano sonata when calling to mind the tremendous innovations beethoven brought to a great many genres, the contribution of the ten violin sonatas should not be underestimated. Nikolai kapustin born 1937 has a prolific musical output. So, maybe someone could post my posted sheets on imslp. Kapustins first attempts at composition began with a piano sonata at the age of.
The threemovement piano sonata no 6, op 62 1991, by contrast, subscribes to a more circumscribed game plan, and seems positively haydnesque in relation to the first two sonatas beethovenian ambitions. The piece is widely appreciated and is one of scriabins most popular pieces. Anyone who has heard hamelin play kapustin will not soon forget it, and i had sincerely hoped the he would make the first all kapustin cd. In a titular sense, beethoven always put the piano ahead of the violin.
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