Ivan Tcherepnin

The Cadenzas in Transition takes its form from the use of solo passages at key moments of the piece which serve as links between different sections of the piece. The term Cadenza, signifying a dramati...

Solstice (for 21 instrumentalists) is an evocation in a single movement using sounds both mellow and acidic, always beautifully contrived. What it is an evocation of, hardly matters; it is music of se...

Le va et le vient is a suite de ballet which might well one day return to the stage as a ballet. Originally commissioned by Merce Cunningham and performed under the title Set, Hold, Clear and Squelch...

Duo Fantasia is dedicated to Professor Luise Vosgerchian, whose mixture of fantasy, discipline and ebullience has shaped the lives of generations of American musicians. Among these are Lynn Chang and...

I. For Christmas - a real Christmas gift to the composer's parents dating 1958, by which the 15 year old obtained his famous father's recognition as a composer. II. A waltz with surprise modulations w...

Each of the pieces is composed in a different form, some strict (At The Fair) or miniature (Silly Story of The White Oxen and Blind Man's Buff, both mini-rondos), use developement (Barcarolle) or are...

The Cadenzas in Transition takes its form from the use of solo passages at key moments of the piece which serve as links between different sections of the piece. The term Cadenza, signifying a dramati...