In my composing work, I feel incredibly fortunate to have had most of the pieces I’ve composed performed at least once. This is a post about the opposite — pieces I’ve composed that haven’t (yet) been performed. A playlist of score videos awaits.
composition
Shtetl Portrait
“Shtetl Portrait” was the first piece that came out of this beautiful fadolín, at the house of its maker, Alexander Tulchinsky, in Connecticut, in early February of 2022. I often play “Shtetl Portrait” as a warmup while practicing. It’s quiet and tender, and takes advantage of the fadolín range in a non-flashy way. I hope that you’ll enjoy it, too!
The Gaze (from Lost in Kino 2)
Watch a video of “The Gaze”, the first track from Ljova’s new album “Lost in Kino 2”
Enter The Fadolín – Behind The Tracks – Five Miniatures
the final installment of “Behind The Tracks” about the album “Enter The Fadolín”, focusing on the five remaining miniatures in the collection — enjoy!
Enter The Fadolín – Behind The Tracks – Playground Móòd
A “Behind the Tracks” post about “Playground Móòd”, improvised in April 2020 during the height of the pandemic’s first wave.
Enter The Fadolín – Behind the Tracks – A Nocturne
A “Behind The Tracks” post about Ljova’s composition “A Nocturne”
Enter The Fadolín – Behind the Tracks – Fine Fantasy
continuing the thread of “Behind The Tracks” posts about my new album “Enter The Fadolín” is a bilingual English/Russian guest post from my dad, Alexander Zhurbin, about his piece “Fine Fantasy”.
Waiting for the Bus
Ljova – Waiting for the Bus November 5 2021 Ljova, fadolín and music (Live video…
Coming Clean on Creative Collaborations — Things I Didn’t Know
Ljova takes a candid look at the state of his collaborations in 2015.
What we’re doing to the “Rite of Spring”
a preview of “The First Rite”, Ljova’s arrangement of the folk sources from Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring”