While piano is my primary instrument, im nowhere near the typical performance majors level. Print and download in pdf or midi sinfonietta for four hands i overture. Very rhythmic and in a minor key, this little toccata. This score is impossible to find so i transcribed it note by note from a. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. Kapustin was born in the town of gorlovka in eastern ukraine on 22nd november, 1937. Kapustins first attempts at composition began with a piano sonata at the age of. His work is steeped in both the traditions of classical virtuoso pianism and improvisational jazz. Written in 1983, it is a succinct and dizzying piece that may remind you of jazz and rock improvisation, but its construction and musical style are outside these boundaries. I discovered kapustin yesterday, and i found his music to be incredibly fun to hear and see. His initial efforts in this genre are fourmovement works that literally gush with unbridled creativity. List of compositions by nikolai kapustin wikipedia. Kapustin plays kapustin piano sonata no 2, op 54 duration. Whether he is channeling otis span or creating his own genre, there is no finer keyboard player.
The compositions of nikolai kapustin born 1937 are almost all for piano, either solo or accompanied. The elegy is a yearning torch song though the piano gets some horace silver moments in the b section. Nikolai girshevich kapustin composer buy sheet music. Pete, unlike some artists, knows what he is doing and is a fine teacher. Learning piano with pete sears pete sears brings an incredible knowledge of roots music to the table. Nikolai kapustin, kapustin, piano concerto no 2 op 14 sheet music delivered worldwide from. Piano sheet music learn more and set cookies close. Youll find a wide selection of nikolai kapustin sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. The exuberant creativity displayed by kapustin here has contributed to the great popularity of the pieces, which also shows in the large number of recordings. He has written 20 piano sonatas, six piano concerti, and other compositions for ensembles such as five saxophones and an orchestra op. He made his first attempt to compose a piano sonata at age.
Nikolai kapustin born 1937 has a prolific musical output. Paper on classical and jazz influences in kapustins twentyfour preludes op. Curiosity op piano solo sheet music schott nikolai kapustins curiosity for piano was composed in and has a duration of approximately 9 minutes. Nikolai kapustin sheet music and music books at sheet.
Preludes op 1 preludes op 2 preludes op 3 preludes op 4 preludes op 5 preludes op 6 preludes op 7 preludes op 8 preludes op 9. Kapustin plays kapustin piano sonata no 2, op 54 youtube. Nikolai kapustin born in 1937 in ukraine was trained as a classical pianist at moscow conservatory by alexander goldenweiser one of the legendary pianists of the russian piano school. Kapustin likes to give his works formal titles, but these can be deceptive. Im now considering learning kapustins second piano sonata, and i was wondering if it is a good competition piece. Anyways, i really, really like kapustins music but it all seems so insanely difficult. In kapustin wrote three short compositions for cello and piano, elegy, burlesque and nearly waltz. See all nikolai kapustin sheet music about nikolai kapustin b. At the age of 14 he moved to moscow and began piano lessons with avrelian rubakh and later alexander goldenweiser. Kapustin sheet music pdf looking for nikolai kapustin sheet music. Nikolai kapustin sheet music books hard copy nikolai kapustin sheet music digital printable sorting and filters. I dont have time to learn things that i wont use for.
Nikolai kapustins curiosity for piano was composed in 2015 and has a duration of approximately 9 minutes. Nikolai kapustins curiosity for piano was composed in and has a duration of approximately 9 minutes. Paper on kapustins symbiotic music by jonathan edward mann. The 24 jazz preludes were markedly influenced by chopin. Contains some of kapustins most popular piano works. Nikolai kapustin sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Theres a charming selfdescribed nearly waltz and a burlesque that encapsulates all the hijinks, facetiousness. Preludes op 7 preludes op 8 preludes op 9 kapustin piano sonata no 15 preludes etudes bagatelles by nikolai kapustin john salmon 16 songs play on spotify 1 kapustin preludes pdf mark pdf vision kapustin preludes pdf 24 preludes op 53 on free shipping on qualifying offers preludes op 1 preludes op 2 preludes op 3 preludes op 4. The piano music of kapustin is a sophisticated synthesis of classical traditions. Nikolai kapustin is a russian composer who writes jazz piano music teeming with energetic spontaneity and bristling with the kind of creative immediacy one associates with improvisation although the music is fully and meticulously written out. Kapustin is already known to the hyperion catalogue through steven osbornes trailblazing recording of the. During the 1950s, he acquired a reputation as a jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. Kapustin has composed more for the cello than any other instrument, and the instruments natural affinity with both lyricism and melancholy make a good fit for his own style.
During this time he also had his own quintet and was a member of yuri saulskys big band. Born in the ukraine in 1937 nikolai kapustin has earned a veritable reputation as a jazz pianist arranger and. Nikolai kapustin, born in 1937, is considered a pioneer of. Nikolai kapustin sheet music books scores buy online. This website is the official home of pianist and composer nikolai kapustin. I am looking for volunteers to translate this book into any language. During his studies at the moscow conservatory kapustin composed and premiered his first opus, a concertino for piano and orchestra 1957. Since then he continues to produce sonatas, etudes and works for solo piano, as well as orchestral and chamber music. Towards the end of the finale there is a momentary sense of dislocation as the cello launches into the prelude from bachs first cello suite before the two instruments. Sheet music for 2 pianos 4 hands by nikolai kapustin.
At the same time, kapustin added numerous varied jazz elements. An eclectic combination of classical and jazz idioms. I basically only used the piano as a compositional tool until high school when i started real piano lessons so i could undo bad technique i developed in my youth. Nikolai kapustin sheet music books sorting and filters. The nature of the music within is far from traditional, and his toccatina op. The threemovement piano sonata no 6, op 62 1991, by contrast, subscribes to a more circumscribed game plan, and seems positively haydnesque in relation to the first two sonatas beethovenian ambitions. Viola and piano viola with piano accompaniment advanced to difficult for viola and piano. Browse and buy sheet music by the composer nikolai girshevich kapustin b. Piano works from nikolai kapustin buy now in stretta sheet music.