Music Minus One Piano Deluxe 2-CD Set-Anton Arensky contemporary and friend of Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov and teacher of Rachmaninov and Glazunov composed this vibrant concerto with its lyrical melodies heroic solo part and thunderous orchestration a bravura piece in the great Russian romantic tradition and technically accessible to the advanced student making a beautiful alternative to the Grieg concerto for advancing players. This deluxe 2CD set includes a slow-tempo practice version to help you get up to speed. Includes a printed music score on high-quality ivory paper a digital stereo compact disc featuring a complete performance of the concerto with orchestra and soloist and a second performanceminus you the soloist and a second compact disc containing a full-speed version of the complete version as well as a special -20% slow-tempo version of the accompaniment for practice purposes. The concerto is voluminously indexed for your practice and performance convenience. Performed by Paul Van Ness piano Accompaniment: Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Nayden Todorov

Music Minus One Piano Deluxe 2-CD Set-Together in one package Music Minus One brings you two of nineteenth-century Russia's greatest works for piano and orchestra Rimsky-Korsakov's Piano Concerto (1883) and his protege Anton Arensky's Fantasia on Russian Folksongs for Piano and Orchestra (1899). Both of these short concerted works are single-movement fantasias on Russian folk themes filled with the thunderous orchestrationa and big Russian sounds one associates with Imperial Russia. Both of these works present a perfect opportunity for the pianist or advancing student who wants to tackle a big Romantic-era concerted work but may not be ready for the full-scale concerto. With their relatively short lengths and onlymoderately-difficult piano parts they give the thrill of full-scale performance with significantly less investment than would be otherwise possible with longer works. This Music Minus One edition includes a CD containing the complete performance of the concerto in digital stereo a second digital stereo version of the concerto minus the soloist voluminously indexed for ease of practice and performance and a fully annotated score especially prepared for this MMO release printed on high-quality ivory paper with informative liner notes.

Caractérisé par l'éditeur Sara Buechner Davis comme 'musique de salon élégant romantique de l'école russe, subtilement distingué, avec les premiers nuances impressionnistes,' la musique pour piano d'Anton Arensky ont formé la base des oeuvres de Rachmaninov et Scriabine. Les deux compositeurs des derniers jours étaient des élèves Arensky, et la musique de leur enseignant contient les graines de Rachmaninov style pianistique idiomatique et tableau impressionniste de Scriabine de la couleur musicale.Cette collection de courtes pièces pour piano solo contient la suite du titre ainsi que six pièces canoniques, op. 1- Trois Esquisses, op. 24- Six Essais sur les Rythmes Oubilées, op. 28, Quatre Etudes, op. 41, Six Caprices, op. 43, et Scherzo, op. 8. La star de la collection est l'ensemble belle et gracieuse de pièces intitulées Près de la Mer, op. 52. Rarement imprimé dans son intégralité, la suite offre une évocation sensible et opulente de la mer. / Piano

Arensky's Piano Trio Op.32 was composed in memory of cellist Karl Davidov friend of both the composer and Tchaikovsky as well as director of the St. Petersburg Conservatory during Arensky's studies. The cello plays a prominent role in the trio at times matching or surpassing the violin in importance.

Freely arranged for Piano Solo from 'Suite for Two Pianos' Op.15 by Vernon Warner.

25 pieces of Grade 7 standard (Associated Board). Includes works by Chopin MacDowell Granados and Warlock.