Stravinsky: Piano Music

Featuring

Emanuele Delucchi
Igor Stravinsky

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Composition History

Stravinsky's Four Etudes Op. 7 marked his departure from his teacher Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and his search for an individual compositional path.

Compositional Technique

Stravinsky's Piano-Rag-Music, premiered in 1919, features an open form with no bar lines and a highly improvisational style, reminiscent of Cubist painting's visual juxtaposition.

Recording & Production

This recording features a 1953 Steinway D piano, chosen for its clean and warm sound.

Composition History

The Circus Polka, composed for a young elephant, was written during Stravinsky's time in the United States due to World War II, and was for a ballet starring the elephant Modoc.

Composer Biography

Stravinsky dedicated his Sonata to Winnaretta Singer, Princesse de Polignac, and played it for the French premiere in her salon.

Composition History

Les cinq doigts, a collection of simple piano pieces, was commissioned by London publisher Chester for a teaching anthology, predating Bartók's Mikrokosmos.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Igor Stravinsky, the composer, believed that inspiration, art, and artist were hazy words that obscured the balance and calculation inherent in music.