Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky
Born: 30th December 1904, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 14th February 1987, Moscow, Russia
Nationality: Russian
Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky was a Soviet composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue of Russian gentry descent.
He helped set up the Union of Soviet Composers in Moscow and remained one of its leading figures during his lifetime. He was a prolific composer of piano music and chamber music; many of his piano works were performed by Vladimir Horowitz. He is best known in Western Europe for his Second Symphony; the "Comedians' Galop" from The Comedians Suite, Op. 26; and his Third Piano Concerto.
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Steven Isserlis and Olli Mustonen perform cello sonatas by Shostakovich and Kabalevsky
1st Feb 2019
The cello sonatas by Shostakovich and Kabalevsky are given expressive performances by Steven Isserlis and Olli Mustonen, alongside Prokofiev's Ballade and a handful of shorter works.
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Popular Works: Kabalevsky
- 24 Preludes Op. 38 (9)
- 4 Preludes, Op. 5 (3)
- 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 61 (3)
- A Short Story (2)
- Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 49 (13)
- Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 77 (16)
- Cello Sonata in B flat, Op. 71 (14)
- Colas Breugnon (16)
- Colas Breugnon Overture (15)
- Colas Breugnon Suite (4)
- Fantasy after Schubert D940 (4)
- Four Rondos for piano, Op. 60 (2)
- Galop from The Comedians, Op. 26 (7)
- Improvisation, Op. 21 No. 1 (3)
- Improvisato for piano & violin (3)
- Merry Dance Variations on a Russian Folksong, Op. 51 No. 2 (2)
- Overture Pathetique, Op. 64 (7)
- Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 9 (1928) (6)
- Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 23 (1935 rev. 1973) (7)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major, Op. 50, ‘Dedicated to Soviet Youth’ (10)
- Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 99 ‘Prague’ (2)
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 6 (3)
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in E flat, Op. 45 (8)
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in F major, Op. 46 (18)
- Piano Sonatina in C major, Op. 13, No. 1 (7)
- Recitative and Rondo, Op. 84 (2)
- Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra on the theme of the song "School Years", Op. 75 (5)
- Romeo and Juliet (2)
- Romeo and Juliet: Symphonic Suite, Op. 56 (2)
- Rondo for piano & violin, Op. 69 (4)
- Rondo in A minor, Op. 59 (3)
- Rondo In Memory of Sergei Prokofiev for cello and piano, Op. 79 (3)
- Sonnets (10), Op 52 (2)
- Spring - Symphonic poem, Op. 65 (6)
- Symphony No. 1, Op. 18 (3)
- Symphony No. 2, Op. 19 (6)
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 54 (2)
- The Comedians suite, Op. 26 (19)
- Three Preludes for piano, Op. 1 (3)
- Violin Concerto in C major, Op. 48 (12)
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