Desyatnikov, L.: Reminiscenes of the Theatre

7 Pieces for piano.
Difficulty: easy.

Young composers often make their living with incidental music. Such was the case of Leonid Desyatnikov (*1955) who wrote in his early years a lot of music for puppet shows and dramatic performances. Later the author collected some pieces together forming the suite »Reminiscences of the Theatre«, the title being of course a reminiscence of Robert Schumann’s famous »Album für die Jugend« (No 25). Desyatnikov’s cycle – depicting a small entertaining theatrical revue – is addressed to young pianists.

Composer: Leonid Desjatnikow.
Verlag: Belaieff BEL724.

Inhalt:

• Ouvertüre. Masque
• Aus Kaschtschejs Leben
• Vaudeville
• Jamais… (Elegie)
• Rondo-Chase
• Glockenspiel
• Finale. Masque