Gavrilin V. Piano Notebooks, Pieces, Transcriptions (Coll. Works, Vol. 15)

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 even haand its imitators.

Gavrilin’s music wins the hearts by its natural melodic sphere, modern national colouring, cordiality and sincerity, deep heartfelt compassion.

Contents:

G. Belov. Introduction. Piano and I: Love for Two Only

Childrens Suite  
     1. Song
     2. Soldiers’ Wending  
     3. Play, My Squeeze-Box 
     4. Troika (Team of Three Horses)  
     5. The Russian   
     6. Gathering  
     7. Chastushka
Dancing Suite  
     Three Dances
     Polka 
     Dancing Chimes  
Fairy-Tales  
     1. General Is Coming. Scenes from the old book  
     2. As Tit Went to Pick Firewood. Little tale  
     3. Nastenkas Dream. Dream on the New Year Eve  
     4. Come, Boys...  
     5. Fox and Beaver  
     6. As My Grannies Goat  
Four Humours    
     1. Meditation  
     2. Prelude  
     3. Sad Mood  
     4. March  
Five Pieces   
     1. Lullaby  
     2. Capriccio  
     3. Epitaph to the Hero  
     4. Little Poem  
     5. Toccata  
Portraits    
     1. Whimsical She Is  
     2. This Boy Is Walking, This Boy Is Nodding  
     3. Tender She Is  
     4. Careless He Is  
At the Concert  
     1. Curtain Is Raised  
     2. Polonaise  
     3. Boys Are Dancing  
     4. Action    
     5. Remembering the Waltz    
     6. Adagio. From the ballet “Anyuta”  
     7. Anyuta-Waltz. From the ballet “Anyuta”  
     8. Batyushkov Waltz  
     9. Final Dance  
Country Sketches  
     1. Inside the Old House  
     2. Sleep, My Dear  
     3. Lads Got Sad  
Pieces  
     Rigadoon  
     Song of Old Russian Knights  
     Scherzo  
     Little Waltz  
     Joker  
     Lonely Accordion  
     Military Song  
     Two Preludes   
     Two Double Fugues 
          1. Three-Voiced  
          2. Four-Voiced 
TRANSCRIPTIONS  
     Imperial Waltz. From the “Skomorokhs” (“Buffoons”) oratorio-action. Arranged by Z. Vitkind  
     Waltz. From the film “Country Benefit Performance”.Arranged by S. Gorkovenko  
     Love Music. Arranged by S. Oskolkov