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RE: Kabalevsky

Posted by Amphissa (A) on November 3, 2015 at 05:52:14

In Reply to: Kabalevsky on Chandos posted by Mike Porper on November 2, 2015 at 13:18:58:

Kabalevsky was a student of Myaskovsky at the Moscow Conservatory, so a lot of his early work is heavily influenced by his teacher. Then he got caught up in the Stalinist cleansing of modernist elements from music. He was on the verge of being condemned along with with Shostakovich, Khachaturian and Prokofiev, as the principal offenders in writing music of anti-Soviet, "anti-proletarian" and formalist tendencies. To save his ass, he convinced the committee to condemn Myaskovsky instead, as the elder man had led him astray. After successfully implicating Myaskovsky, Kabalevsky concentrated mostly on children's music.

Kabelevsky never composed anything equal to the best works of Myaskovsky, who was one of the preeminent composers of the Soviet era and a lifelong friend of Prokofiev. Kabelevsky's cello concertos are probably his best works, although not nearly as beautiful as Myaskovsky's.

I recommend this recording as a good starting point for Myaskovsky.




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