The premise implied by the title and chronological programming of this disc, Preludes to a Revolution -- that the sound of Russian piano music in the early twentieth century is connected to the political history of the country at the time -- does not necessarily hold up under close scrutiny. In fact, the liner notes talk more about the influences of the selected composers on each other than they do about any possible relation to historical events, although there is an interesting timeline included that matches historical ...
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The premise implied by the title and chronological programming of this disc, Preludes to a Revolution -- that the sound of Russian piano music in the early twentieth century is connected to the political history of the country at the time -- does not necessarily hold up under close scrutiny. In fact, the liner notes talk more about the influences of the selected composers on each other than they do about any possible relation to historical events, although there is an interesting timeline included that matches historical events with events in the composers' lives. Regardless, the music is an intriguing snapshot of a particular form at a particular time in a particular place, combining examples from unknown composers with those of more recognizable names. The disc begins with single preludes by Lyadov (very much like Chopin's writing) and Glière representing the traditional Romantic, tonal prelude. It then moves on to mostly sets of preludes that explore tonality as a means of furthering the emotion of...
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Add this copy of Jenny Lin: Preludes to a Revolution-Russian Piano to cart. $20.99, like new condition, Sold by Streetlight_Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Cruz, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Haenssler Classics.
