M.P. Belaieff

Belaieff's archives contain many works from the pre-revolutionary period which absolutely deserve to be reprinted and included in the contemporary concert and educational repertoire. These pieces are...

Vladimir Pogoyev's transcriptions for violin and piano of two episodes from Alexander Glasunov's ballet 'Raymonda' are among the most famous 'Raymonda' arrangements. The composer Pogoyev (1872-1941) b...

The composition 'Solo' for violin is made up of some earlier works by Wustin from the years 1984 and 1975. The composer dedicated the two-movement work (I Dedication, II Scene) to the outstanding viol...

That which is still alive' is one of the composer's most sophisticated lyrical utterances, and was inspired by the poetry of Johannes Bobrowski. This seemingly simple, though actually highly complex p...

... Babà-Yaga schlich hinaus, ein Pfiff - und sofort waren Trog, Stampfe und Besen zur Stelle. Flink stieg die Waldhexe in den Trog und fort ging's - mit der Stampfe trieb sie zur Eile, mit dem Besen...

Iwan Alexandrowitsch Wyschnegradsky war ein russischer Komponist, der gut zwei Drittel seines Lebens in Frankreich verbrachte, und einer der Pioniere der mikrotonalen Musik.

This piece is governed by a principle similar to the one which obtains in the 'Etude sur le Carré magique sonore' (BEL 174). 8 interval cycles follow one another in close proximity and form a kind of...

In the silence of the monotonous steppes of Central Asia is heard the previously unfamiliar sound of a peaceful Russian song and from afar the clattering of horses and the footsteps of camels and the...

This anthology is the continuation of 'Easy Pieces for Piano for 4 Hands' (BEL 752-10) containing more difficult compositions from the classical period to 20th century music. The anthology is suitable...

This volume contains piano works from the years 1996-2003 in which Silvestrov's new compositional language becomes clearly apparent: Although the music shows, both visually and acoustically, Classical...

Though Silvestrov's 'Elegy' for cello and two tam-tams continues the series of his earlier elegy compositions in some ways, it is here given a whole new shape, with the cello being accompanied by two...

Diptychon is a two-part composition which may be compared to altarpiece. In addition to an image of Christ, this usually depicts the life of a saint. The image of Christ corresponds to the Lord's Pray...

Soprano and bass clarinet, closely interwoven with each other, intone a big lament on the end of the world and surrender to a painful apocalyptic vision which evokes the horrors of mankind and earth:...

Rimsky-Korsakov is mainly known as the composer of numerous Russian operas and brilliant orchestral works. Many people do not know, however, that he wrote interesting and exquisite piano music as well...