This is a selection from the individual-sounding works written for pedagogical purposes by the popular Soviet Russian composer and pianist (1897-1976). The composer studied and taught in St. Petersburg, Vienna, Moscow and Germany, his works include a string quartet, a piano sonata, romances and a number of pedagogical articles and studies. Typical of his miniature piano pieces is their captivating, radiant world of melody and harmony and their light and playful character. (The recording was made at the music school in Szentendre on 31 October 2009. Piano: Angyalka Mayer)

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