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Nikolai Roslavets was a Ukrainian-Soviet composer who lived from 1881 to 1944. He was known for his contribution to the development of atonal music in the early 20th century.
Roslavets was born in the Ukraine, and he initially studied violin and composition at the Kiev Conservatory. He later moved to Moscow, where he studied with notable composers such as Aleksandr Glazunov and Nikolai Myaskovsky.
Roslavets began to experiment with atonality in his music in the early 1910s. This was a time when many young composers were breaking away from traditional Western musical structures, and exploring new forms of music. Roslavets' early atonal works were heavily influenced by the ideas of Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg and Russian Futurism.
While Roslavets' music was initially well-received by critics and audiences, his association with Schoenberg and the atonal movement put him at odds with the Soviet government. The Soviet authorities saw atonality as a form of decadent Western art, and they placed strict controls on the use of atonal music in the Soviet Union. Roslavets was forced to abandon his experiments with atonality, and he was forced to return to more traditional forms of composition.
Despite the restrictions placed on his work, Roslavets continued to compose throughout his life. His later works were more traditional in style, reflecting the political climate of the Soviet Union. However, Roslavets' work has recently been rediscovered by musicologists, who have recognized his contributions to the development of atonal music.
Today, Roslavets is regarded as a pioneer of atonal music, and his work has been performed and recorded by contemporary musicians. His legacy continues to inspire composers who are interested in exploring new forms of music, and he is recognized as one of the most important composers of the early 20th century.
Compositions featuring Nikolai Roslavets
# | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
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1 | Preludes (24) for violin & piano | 47:31 min | Chamber Music | 1941 |
2 | Legend, for violin & piano | 8:34 min | Chamber Music | 1941 |
3 | Sonata for violin and piano, No 6 | 21:04 min | Chamber Music | 1940 |
4 | Violin Concerto No. 2 | 19:06 min | Concerto | 1936 |
5 | Nocturne for violin & piano | 2:59 min | Chamber Music | 1935 |
6 | Chamber Symphony, for orchestra | 55:54 min | Symphony | 1934 |
7 | Sonata for viola & piano (1930) | 12:23 min | Keyboard | 1930 |
8 | Poème romantique, for violin & piano | 4:19 min | Chamber Music | 1929 |
9 | Sonata for viola & piano No. 1 | 11:00 min | Chamber Music | 1926 |
10 | Concerto for violin No 1 | 41:28 min | Concerto | 1925 |
11 | Piano Sonata No. 5 | 11:55 min | Keyboard | 1923 |
12 | Sonata for cello & piano | 10:34 min | Chamber Music | 1921 |
13 | Meditation for cello & piano | 6:12 min | Chamber Music | 1921 |
14 | Piano Trio No. 3 | 15:32 min | Chamber Music | 1921 |
15 | Sonata for violin and piano, No 4 | 15:12 min | Chamber Music | 1920 |
16 | String Quartet No. 3 | 12:10 min | Chamber Music | 1920 |
17 | Berceuse, for piano | 4:05 min | Keyboard | 1919 |
18 | Prelude for piano (sketch) | 1:12 min | Keyboard | 1919 |
19 | Valse, for piano (sketch) | 4:34 min | Keyboard | 1919 |
20 | Danse, for piano | 1:48 min | Keyboard | 1919 |
21 | Sonata for violin and piano, No 2 | 11:31 min | Chamber Music | 1917 |
22 | Poems (2) for piano | 4:57 min | Keyboard | 1916 |
23 | Piano Sonata No. 2 | 13:15 min | Keyboard | 1916 |
24 | Compositions (2) for piano | 5:48 min | Keyboard | 1915 |
25 | Preludes (5) for piano | 10:15 min | Keyboard | 1915 |
26 | Prelude for piano | 4:02 min | Keyboard | 1915 |
27 | Piano Sonata No. 1 | 10:54 min | Keyboard | 1914 |
28 | Compositions (3) for piano | 3:21 min | Keyboard | 1914 |
29 | Etudes (3) for piano | 13:45 min | Keyboard | 1914 |
30 | String Quartet No. 1 | 11:04 min | Chamber Music | 1913 |
31 | Sonata for violin and piano, No 1 | 16:00 min | Chamber Music | 1913 |
32 | In den Stunden des Neumonds, symphonic poem for orchestra | 12:19 min | Orchestral | 1910 |
33 | Poème lyrique for violin & piano | 13:07 min | Chamber Music | 191? |
34 | Poème douloureux, for violin & piano | 1:33 min | Chamber Music | 1909 |
35 | Poems (3), for violin & piano | 4:07 min | Chamber Music | 1909 |
36 | Élégie, for violin & piano | 4:36 min | Chamber Music | 1908 |
37 | Rêverie, for violin & piano | 4:24 min | Chamber Music | 1908 |
38 | Romance, for violin & piano | 2:30 min | Chamber Music | 1907 |
39 | Morgenstimmung, for violin & piano | 2:17 min | Chamber Music | 1907 |
40 | Sonata for cello & piano, No. 2 | 20:17 min | Chamber Music | - |
41 | Sonata for viola & piano No. 2 | 17:48 min | Chamber Music | - |
42 | Prelude for piano No. 5 | 1:53 min | Keyboard | - |
43 | Prelude for piano No. 4 | 1:21 min | Keyboard | - |
44 | Dances (3), for violin & piano | 9:08 min | Chamber Music | - |
45 | Dance of the White Girls, for cello & piano | 7:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
46 | Prelude for piano No. 3 | 2:14 min | Keyboard | - |
47 | Prelude for piano No. 2 | 2:24 min | Keyboard | - |
48 | Trio for piano & strings No. 2 | 19:23 min | Chamber Music | - |
49 | Trio for piano & strings No. 4 | 38:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
50 | Prelude for piano No. 1 | 1:32 min | Keyboard | - |
51 | Adagio, for violin & piano | 3:17 min | Chamber Music | - |
52 | Nocturne for oboe, harp, 2 violins & cello | 6:47 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Nikolai Roslavets
# | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
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1 | Lourié, Medtner, Stanchinsky, Roslavetz, Mossolov – The Age Of The Russian Avant-Garde: Futurists And Traditionalists(8×CD, Compilation) | 2022 | Grand Piano (2) | |
2 | Vladimir Feltsman - Stanchinsky, Feinberg, Obukhov, Lourié, Roslavets, Mosolov, Protopopov – Forgotten Russians(CDr, Album) | 2019 | Nimbus Alliance | |
3 | Nikolai Roslavetz, Kamilla Schatz, Oliver Triendl – Treasures(CD, Album) | 2017 | Telos Music | |
4 | Lynelle James - Beethoven, Roslavets, Scriabin, Schumann – Piano(CD, Album) | 2017 | Blue Griffin Recording | |
5 | Thomas Günther (2), Nikolaj Obuchov, Ivan Wyschnegradsky, Sergej Protopopov, Arthur Lourié, Alexander Mosolov, Alexander Skrjabin, Igor Strawinsky, Nikolaj Roslavetz – Klavierwerke Um Den Russischen Futurismus Vol. 1-4(4×SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Compil | 2016 | Cybele | |
6 | Thomas Günther (2), Nikolaj Obuchov, Sergej Protopopov, Alexander Skrjabin, Igor Strawinsky, Nikolaj Roslavetz – Klavierwerke Um Den Russischen Futurismus Vol. 4(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album) | 2016 | Cybele | |
7 | Lev Revutsky • Vsevolod Zaderatsky • Nikolai Roslavets • Samuil Feinberg • Sergei Protopopov • Vladimir Deshevov – Anthology Of Piano Music By Russian And Soviet Composers, Part One | 1917-1991 | Disc 3(CD, Album) | 2012 | Мелодия | |
8 | Irina Mejoueva - Scriabin · Lourie · Prokofiev · Roslavets · Medtner – Scriabin · Lourie · Prokofiev · Roslavets · Medtner(2×CD, Album) | 2012 | Wakabayashi Kobo | |
9 | Nikolay Roslavets - Lachezar Kostov, Viktor Valkov – Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 And 2 / Meditation / Dances Of The White Maidens / Viola Sonata | 2011 | Naxos | |
10 | Anya Alexeyev, Scriabin, Roslavets – Parallels (Piano Music Of Scriabin & Roslavets)(CD, ) | 2010 | Marquis | |
11 | Roslavets, Moscow Trio – Chamber Music(CD, Reissue) | 2010 | Brilliant Classics | |
12 | Nikolay A. Roslavets, Irina Emeliantseva – Works For Piano(CD, Album) | 2009 | Neos | |
13 | Roslavets, Alina Ibragimova, Ilan Volkov, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra – Violin Concertos(CD, Album) | 2008 | Hyperion | |
14 | Mosolov • Roslavets • Knipper - Novosibirsk "Filarmonica" String Quartet – Russian Futurism Volume V(CD, Album, Reissue) | 2008 | Arte Nova Classics | |
15 | Nikolai Roslavets - Solomia Soroka, Arthur Greene – Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 4 And 6(CD, Album) | 2006 | Naxos | |
16 | Roslavets – BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov – Chamber Symphony, In The Hours Of The New Moon(CD, Album) | 2006 | Hyperion | |
17 | Artur Lourié / Nikolay Roslavets - Leipziger Streichquartett, Christian Ockert – Concerto Da Camera; Suite / String Quartet No. 3(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2003 | MDG | |
18 | Roslavets, Alexander Ivashkin, Tatyana Lazareva – Complete Music For Cello And Piano(CD, Album) | 2001 | Chandos | |
19 | Mossolov, Roslavets, Schnittke – Novosibirsk "Filarmonica" Quartet – Russian Quartets Of The 20th Century(CD, ) | 2000 | Beaux | |
20 | Nikolai Roslavets - Trio Fontenay – Piano Trios Nos. 2 - 4 | 2000 | Teldec | |
21 | Lourié · Mossolov · Polovinkin · Roslavetz - Steffen Schleiermacher – Soviet Avant-Garde 2(CD, Album, Limited Edition) | 1999 | hat[now]ART | |
22 | Alexander Mossolov, Alexander F. Goedicke, Julian Krein, Michail F. Gnesin, Georg Kirkor, Nikolai Roslavetz, Lev Knipper, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Konstantin Krimets, Vladimir Gontcharov, Gleb Karpushkin, Kyrill Rodin, Daniele Lombardi, Andrei Pisa | 1997 | Arte Nova Classics | |
23 | Nikolai Roslawez, Hába Quartett – Streichquartette(CD, Album) | 1997 | New Classic Colours | |
24 | Nikolai Roslavets • Vladimir Deshevov • Leonid Polovinkin • Lev Knipper • Alexei Zhivotov • Gavriil Popov – Russian Music From The 1920s(CD, Album) | 1997 | BMG Classics | |
25 | Mikhail F. Gnesin - Alexander Mossolov, Nikolai Roslavets, Lev Knipper, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Konstantin Krimets / Moscow Soloist Ensemble, Novosibirsk "Filarmonica" String Quartet – Russian Futurism Vol. 3(2×CD, ) | 1997 | Arte Nova Classics | |
26 | Roslavets - Marc-André Hamelin – Piano Music | 1997 | Hyperion | |
27 | Nikolai Roslavets | Mark Lubotsky, Julia Bochkovskaya – Four Violin Sonatas(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1995 | Olympia (2) | |
28 | Chilingirian Quartet - Stravinsky, Schnittke, Smirnov, Roslavets, Firsova – Music For String Quartet | 1995 | Conifer Classics | |
29 | Christophe Sirodeau - Scriabin · Roslavetz · Lourié · Feinberg – XXth Century Russian Piano Music(CD, ) | 1994 | Arkadia | |
30 | Lourie, Mossolov, Protopopov, Roslavetz – Steffen Schleiermacher – Soviet Avant-Garde | 1994 | hat ART | |
31 | The Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble - Nikolai Roslavets – Sonata For Cello And Piano • Meditation For Cello And Piano • Trio For Violin, Cello And Piano • Two Pieces For String Quartet • Nocturne For Oboe, Two Violas, Harp And Cello(CD, Album) | 1994 | MELDAC | |
32 | In Den Stunden Des Neumonds / Konzert Für Violine Und Orchester Nr. 1(CD, Album) | 1993 | WERGO | |
33 | Prokofjew, Roslavetz - Pavel Gililov, Boris Pergamenschikow – Sonate Op. 119 - Ballade Op. 15 - Sonate (1921) - Meditation(CD, ) | 1992 | Orfeo (2) | |
34 | Musique De Chambre(CD, ) | 1992 | Le Chant Du Monde | |
35 | Sarah Rothenberg - Roslavetz / Lourié / Mosolov – Rediscovering The Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925(CD, ) | 1992 | GM Recordings | |
36 | G. Popov / A. Mosolov / A. Zhivotov / N. Roslavets – A. Lazarev – Music Of The Soviet Composers Of The 20s(CD, Compilation, Stereo) | 1990 | Мелодия | |
37 | Shostakovich, Roslavets, Tailleferre, Milhaud, Clementi-Trio – After Scriabin And After Debussy(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1988 | Largo | |
38 | Tailleferre, Milhaud, Shostakovich, Roslavets, Clementi-Trio Köln – Piano Trios(CD, Album) | 1988 | Largo | |
39 | Schostakowitsch / Roslavets / Babadschanjan - Seraphin-Trio – Unbekannte Russische Klaviertrios(LP) | 1986 | Signum | |
40 | Rasma Lielmane , Violin, Peter-Jürgen Hofer , Piano, Perform Works By Tapia Colman / Ķeniņš / Szymanowski / Rosslavetz / Bartok - Székely – Rasma Lielmane(LP) | - | Genesee Records | |
41 | Gourilev, Glinka, Dargomyjski, Moussorgski, Tchaïkovski, Stravinski, Prokofiev, Roslavetz, Chostakovitch, Firsova, Denissov, Knaifel | Elena Vassilieva, Jacques Schab – Anthologie De La Mélodie Russe Et Soviétique(2×CD, ) | - | Le Chant Du Monde |
Videos featuring Nikolai Roslavets
Cello Sonata No. 1
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Cello Sonata No. 1 · Alexander Ivashkin · Tatyana Lazareva
Roslavets: Music for Cello and Piano (Complete)
℗ 2001 Chandos
Released on: 2001-01-01
Artist: Alexander Ivashkin
Artist: Tatyana Lazareva
Composer: Ni
Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 11
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Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 11 · Alexander Mosolov · Sarah Rothenberg
Rediscovering the Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925: Piano Works of Mosolov, Roslavetz and Lourié
℗ 1993 GM Recordings
Released on: 1993-
3 Etudes: I. Affettamente
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3 Etudes: I. Affettamente · Irina Emeliantseva
Roslavets: Works for Piano
℗ 2013 NEOS Music
Released on: 2013-08-01
Artist: Irina Emeliantseva
Composer: Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets
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Lachezar Kostov and Viktor Valkov, Nikolay Roslavets - Sonata for cello and piano N2
Cellist Lachezar Kostov and pianist Viktor Valkov perform Nikolay Roslavets' Sonata N2 (1922).
Cello Sonata No. 2
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Cello Sonata No. 2 · Alexander Ivashkin · Tatyana Lazareva
Roslavets: Music for Cello and Piano (Complete)
℗ 2001 Chandos
Released on: 2001-01-01
Artist: Alexander Ivashkin
Artist: Tatyana Lazareva
Composer: Ni
3 Etudes: II. Con dolce maniera
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3 Etudes: II. Con dolce maniera · Irina Emeliantseva
Roslavets: Works for Piano
℗ 2013 NEOS Music
Released on: 2013-08-01
Artist: Irina Emeliantseva
Composer: Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets
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Three Compositions: I. Adagio
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Three Compositions: I. Adagio · Nikolai Roslavetz · Sarah Rothenberg
Rediscovering the Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925: Piano Works of Mosolov, Roslavetz and Lourié
℗ 1993 GM Recordings
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Three Compositions: II. Agitato con passione
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Three Compositions: II. Agitato con passione · Nikolai Roslavetz · Sarah Rothenberg
Rediscovering the Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925: Piano Works of Mosolov, Roslavetz and Lourié
℗ 1993 GM Recordings
3 Etudes: III. Burlando
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3 Etudes: III. Burlando · Irina Emeliantseva
Roslavets: Works for Piano
℗ 2013 NEOS Music
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Artist: Irina Emeliantseva
Composer: Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets
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5 Preludes: No. 1. Andante affettuoso
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5 Preludes: No. 1. Andante affettuoso · Irina Emeliantseva
Roslavets: Works for Piano
℗ 2013 NEOS Music
Released on: 2013-08-01
Artist: Irina Emeliantseva
Composer: Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets
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Three Compositions: III. Allegretto grazioso
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Three Compositions: III. Allegretto grazioso · Nikolai Roslavetz · Sarah Rothenberg
Rediscovering the Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925: Piano Works of Mosolov, Roslavetz and Lourié
℗ 1993 GM Recordings
3 Sochineniya (3 Compositions) : No. 2. Agitato con passione
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3 Sochineniya (3 Compositions) : No. 2. Agitato con passione · Irina Emeliantseva
Roslavets: Works for Piano
℗ 2013 NEOS Music
Released on: 2013-08-01
Artist: Irina Emeliantseva
Composer: Nikolay Andreyevich
Prelude
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Prelude · Nikolai Roslavetz · Sarah Rothenberg
Rediscovering the Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925: Piano Works of Mosolov, Roslavetz and Lourié
℗ 1993 GM Recordings
Released on: 1993-01-01
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5 Preludes: No. 2. Allegretto con moto
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5 Preludes: No. 2. Allegretto con moto · Irina Emeliantseva
Roslavets: Works for Piano
℗ 2013 NEOS Music
Released on: 2013-08-01
Artist: Irina Emeliantseva
Composer: Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets
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Five Preludes: I. Andante affettuoso
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Five Preludes: I. Andante affettuoso · Nikolai Roslavetz · Sarah Rothenberg
Rediscovering the Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925: Piano Works of Mosolov, Roslavetz and Lourié
℗ 1993 GM Recordings
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Five Preludes: II. Allegretto con moto
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Five Preludes: II. Allegretto con moto · Nikolai Roslavetz · Sarah Rothenberg
Rediscovering the Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925: Piano Works of Mosolov, Roslavetz and Lourié
℗ 1993 GM Recordings
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Five Preludes: III. Lento
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Five Preludes: III. Lento · Nikolai Roslavetz · Sarah Rothenberg
Rediscovering the Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925: Piano Works of Mosolov, Roslavetz and Lourié
℗ 1993 GM Recordings
Released on: 1993-0
Five Preludes: IV. Lento
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Five Preludes: IV. Lento · Nikolai Roslavetz · Sarah Rothenberg
Rediscovering the Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925: Piano Works of Mosolov, Roslavetz and Lourié
℗ 1993 GM Recordings
Released on: 1993-01
Five Preludes: V. Lento; Rubato
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Five Preludes: V. Lento; Rubato · Nikolai Roslavetz · Sarah Rothenberg
Rediscovering the Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925: Piano Works of Mosolov, Roslavetz and Lourié
℗ 1993 GM Recordings
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Piano Sonata No. 5: Allegretto con moto - Agitato; Scherzando
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Piano Sonata No. 5: Allegretto con moto - Agitato; Scherzando · Nikolai Roslavetz · Sarah Rothenberg
Rediscovering the Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925: Piano Works of Mosolov, Roslavetz and Lourié
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Quatre poèmes, Op. 10: I. Spleen
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Quatre poèmes, Op. 10: I. Spleen · Arthur Lourié · Sarah Rothenberg
Rediscovering the Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925: Piano Works of Mosolov, Roslavetz and Lourié
℗ 1993 GM Recordings
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Quatre poèmes, Op. 10: II. Caprice
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Quatre poèmes, Op. 10: II. Caprice · Arthur Lourié · Sarah Rothenberg
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Quatre poèmes, Op. 10: III. Autoportrait
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Rediscovering the Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925: Piano Works of Mosolov, Roslavetz and Lourié
℗ 1993 GM Recordings
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Quatre poèmes, Op. 10: IV. Ironies
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Piano Sonata No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 12: I. Lento grave - Allegro affanato
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Piano Sonata No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 12: I. Lento grave - Allegro affanato · Alexander Mosolov · Sarah Rothenberg
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Piano Sonata No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 12: II. Elegia - Lento
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Piano Sonata No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 12: II. Elegia - Lento · Alexander Mosolov · Sarah Rothenberg
Rediscovering the Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925: Piano Works of Mosolov, Roslavetz and Lourié
℗ 1993 GM
Piano Sonata No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 12: III. Scherzo marciale - Presto, con fuoco
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Piano Sonata No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 12: IV. Adagio languente e patetico
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Rediscovering the Russian Avant-Garde 1912-1925: Piano Works of Mosolov, Roslavetz and Lourié
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