Glinka M. Pieces for piano. Volume 1

Piano works by Glinka belong to time of the epoch Russian early instrumentalism. It isn't much, but it fascinate by honesty, sincerity, nobleness, elegance of sounding. Using the most popular genres at that time — polka, mazurka, waltz, nocturne and so on — the composer creates classical piece as Russian piano miniature. How splendid Glinka makes use of dancing music's forms for embodiment of elegical dreaming, poetic tenderness! One of the best compositions in this style is the Waltz-fantasy, which at first was written for piano and then it was arranged for orchestra. His lyric pieces — the nocturne Separation and Barcarole — асе the well-known pieces for Russian audience. Glinka gains the new position the genre of variations, which was very popular in Russia and which had played а great role in the evolution of original Russian piano style.

Contents:

Polka (Music text example)
Farewell Waltz
Mazurka (F major)
From the epilogue of the opera “A life for the Tsar”
Waltz
Tarantella
Mazurka (c minor)
Remeniscence about Mazurka
Barcarole (Music text example)
Mazurka (C major)
Separation (nocturne)
Variations on the theme Russian song