Dear friend. I shall be glad, if this review will be interesting to you. If I was mistaken in the assumptions. that I ask me to excuse for anxiety!
Classical Guitar Magazine September 2005 STRAWBERRY WITH CREAM by Oleg Kiselev Music Production International. 48 pp (includes CD of entire contents) This is a Russian publishing house, so I have absolutely no idea how you might get hold of this, should you want to. It consists of 28 little pieces of considerable charm and variety written by a composer with charm and a handy ear for the unusual yet melodic. The entire book is in Russian except for the translated tides but that is of little consequence; it is the music that matters and it is wonderful. It is all not too difficult and is approachable and immediately involving, yet not full of clichés. Firstly you have the Children's Suite, a four-movement work; and then an Autumnal Suite again consisting of four items, both works of only moderate difficulty yet full of interesting music. There follows 10 Easy Pieces, which are still not too easy; moderate is a fairer term. as you do have to have a certain maturity of technique to make a proper job of them. There is much to enjoy here, as in the final 10 Etudes, that although are lovely pieces of music, yet still remaining technique-based. I haven't come across this composer before but on this one volume alone I hope I see more. I do hope that an enterprising music company has arranged to get this imported into the UK, as it would be a great shame if such original and entertaining music as this remained unattainable to the majority of our readership.
I shall be glad, if this review will be interesting to you.
If I was mistaken in the assumptions. that I ask me to excuse for anxiety!
Classical Guitar Magazine
September 2005
STRAWBERRY WITH CREAM
by Oleg Kiselev
Music Production International. 48 pp (includes CD of entire contents) This is a Russian publishing house, so I have absolutely no idea how you might get hold of this, should you want to.
It consists of 28 little pieces of considerable charm and variety written by a composer with charm and a handy ear for the unusual yet melodic. The entire book is in Russian except for the translated tides but that is of little consequence; it is the music that matters and it is wonderful. It is all not too difficult and is approachable and immediately involving, yet not full of clichés.
Firstly you have the Children's Suite, a four-movement work; and then an Autumnal Suite again consisting of four items, both works of only moderate difficulty yet full of interesting music. There follows 10 Easy Pieces, which are still not too easy; moderate is a fairer term. as you do have to have a certain maturity of technique to make a proper job of them. There is much to enjoy
here, as in the final 10 Etudes, that although are lovely pieces of music, yet still remaining technique-based. I haven't come across this composer before but on this one volume alone I hope I see more. I do hope that an enterprising music company has arranged to get this imported into the UK, as it would be a great shame if such original and entertaining music as this remained unattainable to the majority of our readership.
Chris Dumigan
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