Check out my “Discontent Farm” – thirty solo fadolín pieces recorded in the space of about an hour in December 2023.
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Are you looking for a world premiere? Step right up!
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.
All of the questions about the fadolín, answered
Foreword: I’m increasingly cautious about text on the internet — but with little literature about…
Ljova’s Extra Trout Variations, live from the Musikverein in Vienna
Sometime ago as a student at Juilliard, I wrote extra variations on the “Trout” theme as an encore — hear them now performed beautifully in Vienna’s Musikverein!
Twin Hallelujahs
Which “Hallelujah” shall we play today — how about both? …
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”
US Marine Band String Quintet play Ljova’s “Bagel on the Malecón”
“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band performs Ljova’s “Bagel on the Malecón” beautifully as part of their Music in the Schools program — take a listen (with intro)!
New Video: Old Coin
Here’s a little folk tune I wrote in The Catskills two weeks ago — for…
“4U” – Misha Stefanuk’s piece for Ljova for 2001 – premiere recording
Deadlines are important — as is follow-up. This piece took nearly 20 years to record — with apologies!
Grateful
I didn’t like practicing music, but my mom said one day I’d be “Grateful” – that day came nearly 20 years ago..