Dramatic and lyrical by turns this work displays Rachmaninov's keyboard characteristics: intense Russian flavor rich and bold sonorities compelling rhythmic drive and brilliant virtuosity. Rachmaninov shows here a very fine grasp of the medium of two pianos his haunting sense of melody and his richly harmonic and rhythmic foundation. Altogether it ranks as a very important contribution to two-piano literature. Arranged for 2 Pianos 4 Hands this edition includes two complete copies of the work.

piano reduction for 2 pianos. Par SHCHEDRIN RODION. Shchedrin, son of a composer and music teacher, underwent a thorough musical training in Moscow. His versatility and dazzling competence across a wide variety of musical genres are surely a result of his studies. The composer is also an exceptional pianist and frequently performs his own piano works (concertos, sonatas, 24 preludes and fugues, etc.) on the concert platform. While employing a variety of modern compositional techniques he has, nevertheless, succeeded in uniting traditional and contemporary forms. His work is suffused with his love for Russian folkmusic, poetry and literature, yet it is not just relevant in his homeland but speaks to a wider audience. His more recent works too, are characterized by this fusion of a deep Slavic sensitivity with outstanding virtuosity./ Répertoire / 2 Pianos

Shostakovich's Op.6 is a suite for 2 Pianos in four contrasting movements paired in this edition with the Merry March. The pieces show the great Russian composer at his most accessible recalling the symmetrical rhythms of older classical works.

Chassidic Round Dance (Agay) Chit Chat Polka (Strauss) Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair Liebesfreud [Kreisler, Fritz] Meet Frankie And Johnny (Agay) Menuet From The Little Notebook For Anna Magdalena Bach (Bach) Music Box Rag (Agay) Oh! Susanna Rondo All'ungharese From Piano Concerto In D (Haydn) Russian Sailors' Dance From The Red Poppy (Gilere) Sonatina (Clementi) Two Landler (Mozart)

An authoritative edition of Rachmaninov's Russische Rhapsodie for four hands at the Piano edited by David Butler Cannata.