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As far as Repertoirethe following web site www.kith.org/jimmosk/piano.html, listed the following: Feinberg, Aleksandrov, Medtner, Tcherepnin, Mompou, Friedman, Tausig, Persichetti, Blumenfeld, Sinding, Sitsky, Nielsen. When you click on one of the name provided it gives you more information. For example Feinberg, Samuil Evgenevich (1890-1972).
A pianist of the very first rank, a pedagogue responsible for the Soviet theory of legato playing, and a composer who stood in the vanguard of 1920s futurism, S.E. Feinberg was one of the major figures of Russian music eclipsed by Soviet cultural insularity. A 1911 graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, studying with a. Goldenweiser, he combined his teacher's love of J.S. Bach and the art of counterpoint with a fascination for the synthetic harmony of a. Scriabin. He composed Sonata #1. Moscow: Muzykalnyi Sektor, 1924. Library of Congress, Sonata #2. Moscow: Muzykalnyi Sektor, 1926. Library of Congress, Sonata #4. Moscow: Muzykalnyi Sektor, 1923. Library of Congress. (Piano List [PL], 2006) the second site discusses the works of Mozart in detail. www.geocities.com/swpianist/mozartrepertoire.html.(Yahoo [Y], 2006)
Five famous pieces written for the piano include the following by Mozart: Piano sonata in C, Piano Sonata in F, Piano Sonata in Bb. Piano Sonata in Eb, and Piano Sonata in G. (Classical Archives [CA], 2007) the last site utilized in this report gives a list of famous orchestras from all over the world.Among these are the Bay area Little symphony. (Cello.Org [CO], 2005) the information on these sites was not that extensive but they did give some information about the orchestras and their style of music performed.
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