Content:
- Concert variations on the theme of the Russian folk song "If I Had Golden Mountains"
- Concert variations on the theme of the Russian folk song "Bast Shoes"
- Fantasy on the theme of the Russian folk song "I'm Sitting on a Little Stone"
- Paraphrase on the theme of the Russian folk song "I Was Walking up a Little Hill"
From the editor
The proposed musical edition continues the series of issues of works for accordion "Premiere" by the young composer and performer Alexander Letunov. The previous two issues were published in 2001. This release includes pieces written earlier and already performed by students of the Rostov State Conservatory named after S. Rachmaninov in various concerts and in competitive auditions.
Thematic of this release is dedicated to the genre of processing folk melodies. Vivid figurativeness, unconventional textural findings that require virtuoso mastery of the instrument, the "tartness" of the musical language, the rapid development of the form emphasize the originality of the presented concert variations, reveal the composer's original individual style. We hope that this series will further contribute to the expansion of the concert repertoire of the accordionists. It is gratifying to state the fact of the growing popularity of the works of the first two issues — evidence of this is their performance by both domestic and foreign musicians in competitive programs.
The release is addressed to students of music colleges and universities, as well as concert performers.
L. Varavina,
Honored Worker of the Higher School of Russia, professor,
Head of the Department of Folk Instruments of the Rostov State Conservatory named after S. Rachmaninov
