Felix Blumenfeld - Selected Works for Piano

00:00 3 Nocturnes Op.51 No.1 "Chant" (Jonathan Powell)
04:20 3 Nocturnes Op.51 No.2 "Reve"
09:14 3 Nocturnes Op.51 No.3 "Vision"
12:32 Etude Fantasie Op.25 No.1 (David Blumenthal)
20:28 Etude Fantasie Op.25 No.2
26:57 Deux Nocturnes Op.6 No.1 (Jouni Suomero)
33:51 Deux Nocturnes Op.6 No.2
Felix Blumenfeld (1863-1931) was a Russian Composer. He studied composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatory under Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and piano under Fedor Stein between 1881 and 1885. He then taught piano there himself from 1885 until 1918, whilst also serving as conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre until 1911.
The Mariinsky saw the premieres of the operas composed by his mentor Rimsky-Korsakov. He was also the conductor at the Russian premiere of Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde.
In 1908, he conducted the Paris premiere of Modest Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov.
From 1918 to 1922, he was the director of the Music-drama school of Mykola Lysenko in Kiev, where, amongst others, Vladimir Horowitz was a pupil in his masterclasses. He returned to the Moscow Conservatory in 1922, teaching there until his death. Other famous pupils of his include Simon Barere, Maria Yudina, Anatole Kitain and Maria Grinberg.
As a pianist, he played many of the compositions of his Russian contemporaries. His own compositions, which showed the influence of Frédéric Chopin and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, include a symphony, numerous pieces for solo piano, an Allegro de Concert for piano and orchestra, and lieder.
He was the uncle of Heinrich Neuhaus and first cousin, once removed of Karol Szymanowski
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[@Leea25]

Love Blumenfeld! His 24 Preludes are stunning!

[@manuelbalcorta1399]

It is a completely unknown composer for me. I am delighted with his music for piano. I will try other YT works by Blumenfeld. Very underrated indeed. Thank you for uploaded.

[@seanfogarty5559]

Really one of the most unfairly neglected piano composers of his era.

[@griffinhaltom8144]

I think this is one of the best videos you've posted in a while. Spectacular composer, thanks for showing us his music!

[@unmusicos7326]

Félix blumenfled est un compositeur incroyable merci pour cette vidéo 🤍

[@MrInterestingthings]

The 3rd Nocturne really should be heard more often ! This music is played dare I say it better than it actually is . What a fantastic pianist ! I don't know how he phrases and pedals these heavy 4 and 5 fingered chords like a feather touching a full bodied harm no attack sounds just wonderful textures and vibrancy . If I took this music to the piano it would be dull and I could never get the dynamics and colors of this splendid pianist . Just heard Hofmann from 1936 live in Chopin f minor again so the fact anyone sounds good is remarkable !

[@AlbertoSegovia.]

Very interesting; twisty, flowing. Thanks for sharing!

[@ex867gahyunhan6]

Blumenfeld yay! One of my favorite composers. Blumenfeld pieces have some points that I can't resist.

[@AlexanderCappellazzo]

AHHHHHH !!!! I've waited so long for a score of Op.25 No.1!! Thank you so much!

[@nezkeys79]

18:20 crying and don't even know why. All the music at this section was just intense

[@thebatman6991]

Superbe..merci

[@darkstudios001]

Amazing

[@nezkeys79]

I haven't heard many pieces from this composer (its a shame he isnt more well known) but what I have heard is just incredible and sometimes moves me more than my fave composers (liszt chopin and rachmaninov beethoven). I think he's in the top 5. amazing video

[@biggreenlzrd]

6/2 has almost the exact same opening chord as Rachmaninoff's Elegie op.3, the same key and everything

[@DEMIAN-NAIMED]

Yes indeed! Maybe Rachmaninov already heard and admired this Blummenfeld Nocturne and inspired him to write his Elegy 6 years later in 1892!

[@nikolai5012]

@@DEMIAN-NAIMED interesting. the pieces are strikingly similar indeed

[@David-mq5sl]

Op. 6 No.2 big shoutout to Rach's Elegie Op. 3 No. 1 or the other way round??

[@joshscores3360]

Op 6 No 1 really feels like a calm version of Chopin's Scherzo No 1 with that opening

[@ValzainLumivix]

Nice

[@nikolai5012]

haha interesting observation, i agree

[@user-vf8em8eg9l]

Класс!!!!!!!!

[@singtatsucgc3247]

Reve sounds really like a precursor of Scriabin

[@JouniSomeroMusic]

Op.6 Jouni not Juoni Somero…😁

[@tarikeld11]

Interesting dissonances in the first piece!