In echoing the sentiments of some of the other responders, it has always been the case throughout musical history that the "new" is most oftentimes rejected...
After listening to Kapustin's Divertissement op 91 for 2 flutes piano and cello i would be interested to know wether it has been published.I am in a chamber...
This DVD has a small section of MAH playing the Intermezzo from Op. 40 Concert Etudes. For all pianophiles, this DVD is an essential purchase. MAH also...
In a message dated 2/6/2007 8:42:07 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, mahlerii@... writes: This DVD has a small section of MAH playing the Intermezzo from Op....
Hi, No, op 91 hasn't yet been published, but the Trio for flute, cello & piano op 86 has been in print for a while. The op 67 Etudes, again, aren't yet in...
Hello, I wanted to respond to a few posts commenting on the above. Yes, of course most Kapustin is difficult but there are still plenty of people around who...
Yeah, folks will pay $25 for cheap popcorn, a coke, and a movie starring a talentless diva, but don't want to pay $25 for a musical masterpiece. Also, the...
That reminds me of a story....I had a customer who needed some method books for their instrument and he said "I paid $___ for the instrument and now I have to...
Hi Tim Could you please tell me where to buy composer fingered Sonatas 1,2,6 by Kapustin? Why noone can offer that? if A-RAM is printing complete Kapustin...
How would anyone compare Kap's music in difficulty to other composers'-- specific pieces, or in general? Kap is hard to play maybe in a different way than...
Dear Tigran, You've probably noticed by now that, apart from the lack of fingering in most of the Kapustin scores published in Moscow, there is also a distinct...
Hi Tim Let`s continue our debates… Leopold Godowsky was the one of two wizards in art of pianoforte playing (i believe the other was Fr.Liszt) .He considered...
I think the "reason" for "bare-bones" notation is that, according to liner notes, Kapustin is and has been unassuming and unambitious about his career, and may...
I agree the fingerings are interesting. I do not agree with your assumptions that nobody would be able to play pieces without them. I was able to learn...
I would like to quote here the words of Claude Debussy, no less, in the preface to his Etudes, on the subject of fingering: The present Etudes do not include...
Hi Thank`s for your opinion, i wish other members to be active too. I still insist that a fingering is a MUST for a MUST . If someone doesn`t like then it`s...
I agree with you--obviously, for instance, people with smaller hands must finger Rachmaninoff's wide spans differently than people with larger hands. To say...
I feel a poll approaching... A publisher must always listen to the views of the people who buy and enjoy the music he publishes. I feel therefore that it would...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the kapustin group: Do you think we should add fingering to future editions, and reprints of current...
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Brain not working - must be Friday. So please revisit the poll as amended... Tim...
It should be unarguable that the best approach for difficult music is to begin by playing each hand separately. With added fingering this task is much faster...
I am music student in Japan. zen-on edition of Kapustin's music have fingering added, makes Kapustin music playable. Kawakami and Kapustin are very respected...
Voting pole is welcomed! Wouldn`t it be more interesting to post a one watermarked Kapustin`s piece from Zen-On for members to have an idea of what we...
Absolutely include fingerings from Kapustin in all publications, as much as possible. --Wayne Gay kapustin@yahoogroups.com wrote: Enter your vote today! A new...
Dear members of this group, publishers of Kapustin`s music! Thank you very much for your reviews! Others are welcomed to be active. As Mr. L. Godowsky was...
I am against this, because I am a student, and I do not wish to pay 9but worth it) 60 dollars US to buy a 30 page sonata. The price now is a little steep , as...