Piano and orchestra
(2-Pianos) - difficult
SKU: HL.49008334
Composed by Rodion
Shchedrin. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Edition Schott.
Classical. Piano
reduction. Composed 1999.
80 pages. Duration 32'.
Schott Music #ED 9207.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49008334).
ISBN
9790001127639.
8.25x11.75x0.29
inches.
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.
