Gavrilin V. Piano Ensembles in 4 Hands. Sketches (Collected works. Vol. 16)

Valery Aleksandrovich Gavrilin (1939—1999) is the distinguished Russian composer, having lived in the last third of the 20th century. His creative work is considered to be the kind of brilliant and original side of the world music art. Gavrilin’s music style may be recognized at once, it has imitators. Gavrilin’s music wins the hearts by its natural melodic sphere, modern national colouring, cordiality and sincerity, deep heartfelt compassion to the common people’s troubles and aspirations. This music is fine and serious, it’s smiling and sad, it’s intimately trusty with the kind of a grand soul inside it.

V. A. Gavrilin is the author of music to 4 ballets, 38 performances, 11 films, 4 significant vocal-symphonic canvases, symphony suites. He created 60 pieces for piano for two and four hands, more than 50 songs and romances, several chamber-vocal cycles, compositions for choir a cappella and also a great deal of chamber-instrumental compositions. Besides the musical compositions, Gavrilin is the author of mostly interesting articles on the musical-journalistic topics, literary essays, epistolary heritage, diaries, sketches and drafts of unrealized ideas.

The “Compozitor • St Petersburg” Publishing House plans to issue V. A. Gavrilin’s Collected Works in 20 volumes during the near future. 

Volume 16 — piano ensembles for four hands.

Contents:

G. Belov. Introduction. Piano Theatre of the Acting Duet
     Chimes
     Driving the Troika
     Coachman
     Coachmen’s Quarter
     Imitation of Antiquity
     Musketeers
     Intermezzo
     Toreadors
     Little Clock
     Waltz
     Tarantella
     Little Waltz
     Galop
     Watching the Dream
     Marching Song
     Merry Stroll
     Lonesome Harmonist
     Marching
     Waltz. From the ballet “House Near the Road”. Arranged for piano in 4 hands by S. Gorkovenko