The discovery of Kabalevsky’s opus 1 is a momentousevent. This edition strives to remain faithful to themanuscript, allowing pianists and scholars to accessthe music in as pure a form as possible. Of coursefingerings and editorial suggestions could have beenmade, but it was not the intention to offer a studyedition. Rather, the score is presented to the public tobe digested and explored in its unadulterated form. Three Preludes for piano, op. 1, was written inKabalevsky’s first term as a student at the MoscowConservatory. The preludes are expressionistic, full ofshifting colours with extended harmonies which harkback to Kabalevsky’s teenage years as a student at theScriabin Musical Institute, where he, needless to say,would have been well acquainted with Scriabin’swork. The entire set is quite extraordinary, awonderful display of Kabalevsky’s earlycompositional genius. All score markings, includingslurs, dynamics and tempo indications, areKabalevsky’s.
- ISMN: 9790708129103 (M708129103)
