{"product_id":"variations-for-piano","title":"VARIATIONS FOR PIANO","description":"Well known pianist and conductor Vladimir Stoupel writes of his new album: “For me it has been a great joy to conceive and record the programme featured on this [release]. The idea that inspired it was twofold: on the one hand, it is made up of variation cycles (with the exception of the Rondo brillante on a theme from Bellini’s opera ‘I Capuletti ed I Montecchi’). On the other hand, the programme’s chronological order not only traces the fascinating evolution of Glinka’s composition technique, but also the manner in which his successors used what he had invented: the “Glinka-type variation” where the theme and\/or structure are usually not modified, but the accompaniment is subjected to a great variety of transformations. Glinka was held in high regard as the “father of Russian music.” Many Russian composers made his variation technique their own and developed it further- for example, Tchaikovsky in the Finale of his 4th Symphony. I therefore decided to include two further works that refer to Glinka: the Paraphrase on Glinka’s Song ‘The Lark’ by Mily Balakirev, and Variations on a Theme by Glinka by Anatoly Lyadov.”","brand":"CAvi-music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49605469929752,"sku":"4260085533886","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/3717194.jpg?v=1777803852","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/variations-for-piano","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}