Gusev A. 24 postludes for piano

Arseniy Gusev (born in 1998) is a young St. Petersburg composer. His compositions performed both in Russia and abroad, took the highest awards at the International and All-Russian competitions. At the age of 12 he wrote the opera “Teryoshechka” (the Suite from this opera was performed at the New Music Festival in the Omsk Philharmony in 2014), at the age of 14 — the First Symphony, and at the age of 17 — the ballet “Swineherd”, which in 2016 was awarded the Prize of the All-Russian Theatrical Society for the best music.

The cycle of 24 postludes was written in 2016. This music may be interesting for both amateurs and professionals due to the combination of available language and melodism with the refinement of form and philosophical subtext of the composition. The cycle might also be recommended for pedagogical purposes, as it contains the pieces of different levels of tehnique that contribute to the formation of the student on his musical path.