Russische Klaviermusik

Russische Klaviermusik

On this CD:

1. The Lark for piano (After Glinka)
Composed by Mily Balakirev
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

2. Waltz in F minor
Composed by Alexey Nikolayevich Titov
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

3. Waltz in G major
Composed by Alexey Nikolayevich Titov
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

4. Waltz in E minor
Composed by Alexey Nikolayevich Titov
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

5. Le rossignol (Solovei), air russe d'Alabieff II, for piano (Mélodies Russes No. 1), S. 250/1 (LW A86/1)
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

6. The Ball, fantasia in 10 numbers, for piano, Op 14 Waltz in A flat major, Op 14 No.4
Composed by Anton Rubinstein
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

7. Album of popular dances of the different nations, for piano, Op 82 Waltz in F major, Op 82 No.5
Composed by Anton Rubinstein
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

8. Souvenir d'une Mazurka, for piano in B-flat major (A Greeting to My Native Land No. 1), G. vi219
Composed by Mikhail Glinka
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

9. Variations on "Yankee Doodle" for piano, Op 93 Barcarolle in A minor, Op 93 No.3
Composed by Anton Rubinstein
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

10. Morceaux (6) for piano, Op.19 Scherzo humoristique in D major, Op 19 No.2
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

11. Au jardin, étude-idylle for piano in D flat major
Composed by Mily Balakirev
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

12. Mazurkas (2), for piano, Op 15 Mazurka in D minor, Op 15 No.2
Composed by Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

13. Pieces (2) for piano, Op 31 Mazurka rustique in G major, Op 31 No.1
Composed by Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

14. Etude for piano in E major ("La nuit"), Op. 31/3
Composed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

15. Characteristic Pieces (24) for piano, Op 36 No.15, Le ruisseau dans la forêt,
Composed by Anton Stepanovich Arensky
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

16. Characteristic Pieces (24) for piano, Op 36 No.13, Etude in F sharp majo
Composed by Anton Stepanovich Arensky
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

17. Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 15 Prelude in A major, Op 15 No.1
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

18. Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 15 No.2
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

19. Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 38
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

20. Preludes (13) for piano, Op.32 Prelude in G major, Op 32 No.5
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

21. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 33 Etude-Tableau in E flat minor, Op 33 No.6
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

22. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 33 Etude-Tableau in E flat major, Op 33 No.7
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina

Editorial Reviews
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Yelena Bekman-Shcherbina (1882-1951) is a connoisseur's pianist whose few recordings are avidly sought by collectors. Here she plays a series of Russian miniatures by a wide variety of 19th century composers. Even in these nicely remastered 1948-50 live recordings, the pianist's color and lyrical sense come through very convincingly. Bekman-Shcherbina was more than a miniaturist, but this delightful program is an excellent way to make her acquaintance, and I believe it's the only sampling of her work that has ever appeared on CD. Not for the general listener, perhaps, but highly recommended to Romanticists and pianophiles. --Leslie Gerber

Russische Klaviermusik, Music, Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Mily Balakirev, Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, Mikhail Glinka, Franz Liszt, Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Sergey Rachmaninov, Anton Rubinstein, Alexander Scriabin, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, Yelena Alexandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina, Barcarolle for Keyboard, Classical, Coll. of Character/Single-Movement/Misc. Works for Keyb., Collection of Dance-Based Music for Keyboard, Etude for Keyboard, Keyboard, Mazurka for Keyboard, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Music for Keyboard, Prelude for Keyboard, Song Without Words for Keyboard, Suite/Partita for Keyboard, Transcription for Keyboard, Waltz for Keyboard

Russische Klaviermusik

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