Anton Baranov plays Melody & Scherzo by N. Aleksandrov (1818- 1895)

The name of Nikolay Aleskandrov (1818- 1895) is mostly unknown today, but back to the second half of 19th century Russia he was one of the top 7-string guitar figures togather with Andrei Sychra (1773 - 1850) and Mikhail Vysotsky (1791 - 1937). Here are two pieces as an example of how might russian 7-string guitar music sound like: 00:00 Melody original key C-major has been changed for D- major 02:43 Scherzo e-minor key remains the same, but the original ’rondo-like’ shape of the piece has been changed a bit Aleksandrov’s heritage consists of mostly didactical stuff (exercises and etudes)and small pieces. One can some find his works in Boije’s online collection These two pieces has been adapted for 6-string guitar by Sergey Rudnev, fantastic composer who built solid repertory for guitar based on russian folk music. Check out muiltiple renditions of his ’Old lime tree’ here on You Tube. Visit my website: My instagram: Become fan on Facebook: #antonbaranov #19century #russianmusic #АнтонБаранов