[1904-1964]

Aleksey Zhivotov - Frammenti op.2

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Year
1928
Time
8'
Instr.
Fl.Klar.Bs.Trp.2 Vl.Vla.Vc.Pno.
Edition
Russian State Edition / Universal Edition
This composition has been played by the Ebony Band

Shortly before the repression began, the young Zhivotov gave full rein to his imagination in a kaleidoscopic suite of miniatures, in which irony, humour and impudence are paramount in a language somewhere between Schönberg and circus music. An amazing piece!

 

The mouvements are entitled:

 

* Appasionato
* Freddo
* Recitato
* Melodiose
* Mesto
* Bravuro
* Discreto
* Impetuoso
* Furioso