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~~~~~ Details/Timestamps ~~~~~ Anton Arensky - Suite no. 1 for two pianos, op. 15 (circa 1890) 0:10 - I. Romance 3:34 - II. Waltz 7:39 - III. Polonaise Lyubov Bruk, piano Mark Taimanov, piano ~~~~~ Artist information ~~~~~ Lyubov Bruk and Mark Taimanov: (From a 1999 review of this recording in the American Record Guide, by Harold Schonberg. There are a few factual errors in the review. Mark Taimanov–who was also a chess grandmaster!– continued to play in tournaments long after the 1970s, and Bruk and Taimanov's son was named Igor, not Oleg. Just to be clear, we [the uploaders] find Bruk and Taimanov's recording *much* more enjoyable than what Schonberg suggests! We generally try not to use an out-of-print recording for our videos, but this was far and away the most exciting recording of the full suite we could find, even if it isn't the most technically accurate rendition, particularly in the third movement.) More on Mark Taimanov: ~~~~~ Buy the recording ~~~~~ This recording is out of print, but some used copies can be purchased from Amazon: =sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Great Pianists Of The 20th Century bruk taimanov&qid=1614976410&s=music&sr=1-1 ~~~~~ Sources ~~~~~ Photograph of Anton Arensky (date unknown): :1500x700,q:85/65/5865-004-3FC4BF39/ Score: We typeset the full score you are seeing in this video in Dorico 2 based on this edition of the first and second piano parts. There are a few graphical glitches (misplaced glissandi, overlapping stems) particularly towards the end of the third movement, so apologies for that. Original audio: Program note sources: 1. “Anton Arensky.” In Wikipedia, January 26, 2021. 2. “Polonaise.” In Wikipedia, September 17, 2020. ~~~~~ Contact ~~~~~ If you’d like to request a piece, get a score, or ask us any questions, please email us at opusfortythree@ If you’d like to support us/our channel or request a world premiere, you can do so at ~~~~~ Disclaimer ~~~~~ We do not own the recording or sheet music used in this video. In uploading this video, we claim that it qualifies as “fair use” for “comment” and (music) education according to Section 107 of the United States' Copyright Act of 1976. If you own the copyright to any materials used in this video and disagree with our claim, please contact us directly and we will take this video down. Please do not report it through Youtube’s built-in system, as that would give our channel a strike.
