M.P. Belaieff

Les transcriptions pour violon et piano réalisées par Wladimir Pogojeff de deux épisodes du ballet 'Raymonda' d'Alexandre Glazounov comptent parmi les plus connues des arrangements de cette œuvre. Le...

Con moto, poco rubato, dolce, leggiero, lontano ... - these terms at the beginning of the score occur in almost all compositions of Silvestrov, not only in those many smaller pieces for various ensemb...

Glazunov's Organ Works, which include intricate fugues and double fugues, show that during his lifetime he was the only important Russian composer to write for the organ. His numerous works combine th...

Discover an absolute masterpiece of chamber music repertoire: The "Saxophone Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 109," published by the renowned M.P. Belaieff, is a radiant highlight for any ambitious saxoph...

Les (oEuvres pour piano du compositeur, chef d'orchestre et pianiste Felix Blumenfeld (1863-1931) n'ont injustement reçu que peu d'attention lors des dernières décennies. Avec la nouvelle édition des...

Immerse yourself in the captivating soundscape of the cello with the first volume of "Works for 2 Violoncellos" published by the renowned M.P. Belaieff. Under the evocative subtitle "quasi Cello solo"...

The work Path (1987) unfolds so to say from top to bottom. The descending line is metonymic with the path through life - from birth to grave. The beginning flageolets of the cellos and the simple moti...

Gretchaninov (1864-1956), connu surtout pour ses pièces pour piano, chansons et opéras pour enfants, connut ses premiers succès dans le cercle de l'éditeur et mécène pétersbourgeois M. P. Belaieff qui...

Mansurian studied Beethoven's 6 Bagatelles Op. 126 and coupled them with thoughts by Proust and T. S. Eliot: The smallest things in life, the little, seemingly useless facts of everyday life are given...

Cette composition est à la fois une clé et une interface dans l'oeuvre de Silvestrov : la fin de sa période avantgardiste et le début de ce qu'il nommera plus tard métamusique. La structure de l'oeuvr...

Prince André Volkonsky (1933-2008) was a rather charismatic figure in the Russian post-war music scene. His role as a 'pioneer' in the field of twelve-note music in Russia cannot be overemphasized. Hi...

Hymn for violin and cello was commissioned by violinist Edna Mishell for her international musical project 'Compassion Through Music' which was dedicated to the memory of Yehudi Menuhin. The main idea...

Le Trio à cordes du compositeur Tigran Mansurian a été créé en 2009 au Dilijan Chamber Music Series de Glendale en Californie. ' Le nouveau trio de Mansurian comporte trois mouvements courts. Dans le...

I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincerest gratitude to Eamonn Quinn, Artistic Director of Louth Contemporary Music Society in Ireland, for his deep empathy, appreciation and great...

Une inflexion irlandaise (dit-il lui-même), et quelques idées naïves transmettent un enthousiasme pour l'Irlande dont le destin historique rappelle à Silvestrov sa patrie l'Ukraine. L'œuvre fait l'obj...

After I had dedicated my first quartet (1983/84) to the memory of a friend and musician who died young, I had to mourn the death of yet another friend: Eduard Khagagortyan. To him, I dedicated my seco...

String Quartet No. 1 is one of the most successful and most frequently performed works by Silvestrov. It can be described as a work standing on a threshold between avant-garde and post-avant-garde and...

The edition contains two string quartet miniatures which are 43 years apart. Quartetto piccolo (1961) is Valentin Silvestrov's first twelve-note composition which consists of three little movements me...

The title is a quote from the essay 'The Rose of Paracelsus' by Jorge Luis Borges. This parable is about the secret of the creation of a miracle, the disappearance and reappearance of the rose as well...

Alfred Julius Swan (1890-1970) comes from an English family who has been engaged in the rubber business in Russia for generations. He attended the Conservatoire of St. Petersburg, studied law, music a...