Alexander Tcherepnin - 10 Bagatelles (piano), Op. 5

10 Bagatelles is a set of early pieces by Alexander Tcherepnin, written during the decade of World War One. With the onset of the Russian Revolution of 1917, the Bagatelles were among the piano pieces Tcherepnin brought along as he fled from the communists. In 1958, the Bagatelles were edited and revised from their original forms. Alexander Tcherepnin was born the son of Nikolay Tcherepnin, the patriarch of a well-known musical dynasty. He was also descended from the intellectual Benois family on his mother’s side, and this connection to the musical environment cultivated by his maternal relations served as an impetus to the flowering of his natural musical gifts. Life changed in 1917, when the Tcherepnin family first fled to Tbilisi, Georgia and then to Paris, France. In Paris, Alexander studied under Isidor Philipp and started his international career as a pianist and composer. He extensively toured the United States and also visited the Far East, where he promoted Asian composers, founded a publishing house for the purpose of publishing the works of Asian composers, and fell in love. Tcherepnin returned to France just in time for World War Two. The hardships Tcherepnin experienced during the war virtually stopped all of his creative activities. In 1948, Tcherepnin settled in the United States for good, and became a citizen in 1958. He and his wife taught at DePaul University in Chicago, and among his students were Robert Muczynski, Phillip Ramey, and John Downey. Date: 1912-1918 Catalogue: Op. 5 Dedicatee: Maika Kalamkarova Order: No. 1 - Allegro marciale: 0:08 No. 2 - Con vivacità: 1:04 No. 3 - Vivo: 2:37 No. 4 - Lento con tristezza: 3:37 No. 5 - Dolce: 5:24 No. 6 - Allegro con spirito: 6:42 No. 7 - Prestissimo: 7:46 No. 8 - Allegro: 8:57 No. 9 - Allegretto: 10:02 No. 10 - Presto: 10:47 Performer: Giorgio Koukl on piano Score Editor: Isidor Philipp Note: This channel does not own the score or audio, and they are only used for non-commercial purposes.