Nikolai Kapustin

The Humoresque op. 75 - composed in 1994 - is considered one of the most difficult pieces by Kapustin. Presented in the standard jazz form, the variations sound like improvisations, influenced by McCo...

Kapustin composed the 3 Etudes op. 67 in 1992. The first étude, entitled Glissandi, is written in a swing jazz mood. In No. 2 Ripetizione the difficulty lies in the complexity of the rhythm. No.3 Grap...

The 6 Little Pieces op. 133 composed in 2007 are, after his Sonatina op. 100 (Schott, ED 22853), Kapustins easiest works for piano. The pieces can be played individually, the intervals are all within...

Virtuoser Jazz in klassischer Form: Nikolai Kapustin (geb. 1937) ist ein exzellenter Jazz-Pianist, Arrangeur und Komponist. Seine Klaviersonaten werden nun erstmals von Schott Music herausgegeben. Die...

In the virtuosic Capriccio op. 71, composed in 1992, Kapustin returns to twelve-tone compositional techniques. Suitable for pianists looking for repertoire between modernity and jazz that sound like h...

The Allegro movement "Nothing to Lose" was composed by Kapustin in 2004 and is now published for the first time as a sheet music edition.

Kapustin dedicated the piece "Countermove" to the Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin, who had released a complete CD of Kapustin's works in 2004. Kapustin himself later recorded "Countermove" for the...

Kapustin developed this scherzo from a short fun idea. The notes of the piano piece, which was already composed in 1999, now appear in print for the first time.

Kapustin compuso el rondó "Vanidad de vanidades" op. 121 en 2004 y luego lo grabó para su CD "Kapustin Returns!", publicado en Japón en 2008.

Kapustin compuso los "Two Etude-like Trinkets" op. 122 en 2004 y más tarde las grabó para su CD "Kapustin Returns!", que salió a la venta en Japón en 2008.

El Tema y Variaciones op. 80 de Kapustin fue compuesto en 1996.

Nikolai Kapustin compuso el Impromptu op. 83 en 1997 y más tarde lo grabó para el CD "Last Recording", que salió a la venta en Japón en 2004.

Tres para dos. Tríptico para 2 pianos op. 145 fue escrito por Kapustin en 2012 para el dúo de pianos japonés PiaNA, formado por Natsuki Nishimoto y Asuka Matsumoto.

This challenging piece for viola and piano in the jazz idiom was completed in 2015. An excellent addition to the repertoire of advanced students, the piano accompaniment is also of an advanced difficu...

This challenging piece for viola and piano in the jazz idiom was completed in 2015. An excellent addition to the repertoire of advanced students, the piano accompaniment is also of an advanced difficu...

Nikolai Kapustin draws from various influences in many of his compositions by combining his modern tonal language with classical forms.

Nikolai Kapustin draws from various influences in many of his compositions by combining his modern tonal language with classical forms.

Burlesque is a jolly piece, starting with two lines of solo cello music (arco), which switches to pizzicato as the piano picks up the theme. The work parodies contrasting styles, abruptly juxtaposing...

Burlesque is a jolly piece, starting with two lines of solo cello music (arco), which switches to pizzicato as the piano picks up the theme. The work parodies contrasting styles, abruptly juxtaposing...