Preludes (Kabalevsky)
Encyclopedia
Dmitry Kabalevsky's Preludes Op. 38 are a set of 24 piano pieces in the Chopinian model, each based in a folksong. It was composed in 1943-44, and dedicated to Nikolai Myaskovsky
, his teacher.
The score is headed by a quote from Mikhail Lermontov
on Russian folksong.
Nikolai Myaskovsky
Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky was a Russian and Soviet composer. He is sometimes referred to as the "father of the Soviet symphony".-Early years and first important works:...
, his teacher.
The score is headed by a quote from Mikhail Lermontov
Mikhail Lermontov
Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov , a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", became the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837. Lermontov is considered the supreme poet of Russian literature alongside Pushkin and the greatest...
on Russian folksong.
List of preludes
- Andantino. C major. 27 bars.
- Scherzando. A minor. 38 bars.
- Vivace leggiero. G major. 53 bars
- Andantino. E minor. 63 bars.
- Andante sostenuto. D major. 45 bars.
- Allegro molto. B minor. 35 bars.
- Moderato e tranquillo. A major. 26 bars.
- Andante non troppo. Semplice e cantando - Poco Agitato - Tempo I. F-sharp minor. 29 bars.
- Allegretto scherzando - Poco più mosso. E major. 63 bars.
- Non troppo allegro ma agitato. Recitando, rubato - Largo - Come prima - Largo. C-sharp minor. 43 bars.
- Vivace scherzando. B major. 61 bars.
- Adagio. G-sharp minor. 35 bars.
- Allegro non troppo. F-sharp major. 69 bars.
- Prestissimo possibile. E-flat minor. 100 bars.
- Allegretto marcato. D-flat major. 32 bars.
- Allegro tenebroso. B-flat minor. 59 bars.
- Andantino tranquillo. A-flat major. 41 bars.
- Largamente con gravita. F minor. 13 bars.
- Allegretto. E-flat major. 35 bars.
- Andantino semplice. C minor. 53 bars.
- Festivamente. Non troppo allegro. B-flat major. 57 bars.
- Scherzando. Non troppo allegro. G minor. 62 bars.
- Andante sostenuto. F major. 30 bars.
- Allegro feroce - Meno mosso. Marciale. - Pochissimo più mosso - Poco meno mosso.. D minor. 105 bars.