Blumenfeld - Etude "Sur mer"

Blumenfeld - Etude "Sur mer" Etude Op. 14 "Sur mer" (On the sea) (1890) Daniel Blumenthal, piano Felix Blumenfeld (1863-1931) was a highly respected Russian conductor, piano virtuoso, and modest composer of a decidedly Romantic inclination. He studied composition with Rimsky-Korsakov at St. Petersburg, teaching piano there until the turmoil of the October Revolution forced him to leave the city in 1918. He stayed briefly in Kiev and then moved to Moscow where he taught piano until his death. Blumenfeld is barely mentioned except in relation to Vladimir Horowitz, who was his greatest pupil. However, Blumenfeld was also an important conductor, bringing about first Russian performances of Wagners Tristan and even Scriabins Poem of Ecstasy. Except for the more famous Etude for the left hand Op. 36, Blumenfelds piano compositions are never played. In his early period, he began as a disciple of The Five and assimilated Chopin and Liszt. But in the early 20th-century, he continued to evolve and branched off into his own virtuosic and lyrical style, one that is best comparable to Rachmaninov and early Scriabin. From: Hexameron Views: 4599 34 ratings Time: 05:01 More in Music