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Nikolai Kapustin built his reputation as a jazz pianist during the 1950s and 1960s. Staking a claim as a classical composer who happens to work in a jazz idiom, he cites Oscar Peterson as his single biggest influence. The Eight Concert Etudes balance stylistic allusions to long established pianistic tradition with an exuberance which has made them favourite encores. Using the same key-sequence as Chopin and Shostakovich, the extraordinary 24 Preludes in Jazz Style exude nonchalant wit and pulsating energy.
Nicolai Kapustin: 8 Concert Etudes, Op. 40
No. 1. Prelude
No. 2. Reverie
No. 3. Toccatina
No. 4. Reminiscence
No. 5. Shuitka (Raillery)
No. 6. Pastoral
No. 7. Intermezzo
No. 8. Finale
Nicolai Kapustin: 24 Preludes, Op. 53
Prelude No. 1 in C major
Prelude No. 2 in A minor
Prelude No. 3 in G major
Prelude No. 4 in E minor
Prelude No. 5 in D major
Prelude No. 6 in B minor
Prelude No. 7 in A major
Prelude No. 8 in F sharp minor
Prelude No. 9 in E major
Prelude No. 10 in C sharp minor
Prelude No. 11 in B major
Prelude No. 12 in G sharp minor
Prelude No. 13 in G flat major
Prelude No. 14 in E flat minor
Prelude No. 15 in D flat major
Prelude No. 16 in B flat minor
Prelude No. 17 in A flat major
Prelude No. 18 in F minor
Prelude No. 19 in E flat major
Prelude No. 20 in C minor
Prelude No. 21 in B flat major
Prelude No. 22 in G minor
Prelude No. 23 in F major
Prelude No. 24 in D minor
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No. 1. Prelude