Bibergan V. 3 Old Russian Love Laments. For piano in 4 hands

Vadim Bibergan is St.-Petersburg composer, the author of symphonic and chamber works and of music for Russian folk instruments orchestra. He is also well known as the author of music to many films and plays.

Wide recognition has been won by Bibergan’s compositions for piano ensembles, including the cycle “The Far Near” for piano, 4 hands (prize at the Second International Competition Compositions for Piano Duets). Variations on a Latvian theme and Concert Polka “Nora” for two pianos (eight hands). They reveal such traits of the composer’s personality as striking emotionality, naturalness and artistic easyness of creation, inventikeness and fine mastery.

In the cycle presented Vadim Bibergan turnes to the genre of stradaniye (Russian old-time love lament) — a lyrical variety of chastushka, in which the feeling of love languor at times unexpectedly combines with humour and irony. In the pieces closely interweaving folklore principles with traits of the composer’s individuality he has vividly recreated the improvisatorial atmosphere of the folk making music.

The pieces are accessible for advanced students of music cshools.