Russian Piano Music

[chill319]

Like herrarte, I've been impressed by the piano pieces of Lyatoshinsky ever since I first played through them.  Sonata 1, op. 13, the Reflections suite, op. 16, and the Sonata Ballade, op. 18 (not 44), are bold works cast in a post-Scriabin expressionist style that is somewhat off-topic on this board.  The preludes opp. 38, 38-bis, and 44 (1940s), and the etudes (1960s) essay a modal style closer to the official socialist aesthetic of the period. Several of these short works impress me as worthy successors to the preludes of Rachmaninov, and I think they would appeal to many.

[kyjo]

Post-Scriabin expressionist style off-topic in this board ? Gee, I hope not! Scriabin is one of my faves (You'd have to have a metal head to not be able to get the stirring march tune of his second symphony's finale out of your head !); I don't think he is off-limits for this forum (Stockhausen is a different story ...) Anyway, more power to you, chill319, for being able to play Lyatoshinsky's music. I'd probably be growing a beard (an old man's one, that is) by the time I got to the second measure if I attempted anything even close to being as difficult as Scriabin !