Alfredo Casella and Sergei Lyapunov, the latter of whom also completed this man's Piano Concerto no. 2 in E Flat Major after his death, each orchestrated his masterwork: a fantasy on three folk themes, the titular one being a Kabardian dance; the piece was so difficult that he himself could not play it.
Alfredo Casella and Sergei Lyapunov, the latter of whom also completed this man's Piano Concerto no. 2 in E Flat Major after his death, each orchestrated his masterwork: a fantasy on three folk themes, the titular one being a Kabardian dance; the piece was so difficult that he himself could not play it. He wrote a four movement suite named for Chopin, as well as the symphonic poem In Bohemia, an Overture on a Spanish March Theme, and incidental music for King Lear. A founder of the Free School of Music, he championed the work of Glinka in his efforts to give his nation a musical identity, which he achieved by recruiting men like Cui and Mussorgsky. FTP, name this composer of Islamey and leader of the Russian Five.
Alfredo Casella and Sergei Lyapunov, the latter of whom also completed this man's Piano Concerto no. 2 in E Flat Major after his death, each orchestrated his masterwork: a fantasy on three folk themes, the titular one being a Kabardian dance; the piece was so difficult that he himself could not play it.
Mily {Balakirev}