Nikolai Roslavets

Russian modernist composer and music theorist

Nikolai Andreevich Roslavets (4 January 1881 [O.S. 23 December 1880] – 23 August 1944, also Mykola Andriiovych Roslavets) was a modernist composer active in the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union. Roslavets was a convinced modernist and cosmopolitan thinker; his music was officially suppressed from 1930 onwards.

Among his works are five symphonic poems (three of them are lost), two violin concertos, five string quartets, two viola sonatas, two cello sonatas, six violin sonatas, and five piano trios.

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Works

The Long LineThe Long Line
  • 2 Compositions
  • 2 Compositions: No. 1. Quasi Prélude: Très modéré
  • 2 Compositions: No. 2. Quasi Poème: Lent
  • 2 Poems
  • 2 Poems: No. 1. Allegretto - Fervido
  • 2 Poems: No. 2. Moderato - Sempre poco rubato
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 1. Andante
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 10. Allegro non troppo
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 11. Adagio
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 12. Andante
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 13. Largo
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 14. Moderato
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 15. Prestissimo
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 16. Adagio
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 17. Allegretto grazioso e rubato
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 18. Allegro pastorale
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 19. Moderato scherzando
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 2. Allegretto
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 20. Lento
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 21. Allegro moderato
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 22. Molto sostenuto
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 23. Allegretto poco moderato
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 24. Larghetto
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 3. Allegro
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 4. Andantino
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 5. Maestoso
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 6 Allegro moderato
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 7. Larghetto
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 8. Allegretto
  • 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano: No. 9. Presto
  • 3 Compositions
  • 3 Compositions: No. 1. Adagio (Nobilissimo)
  • 3 Compositions: No. 2. Agitato con passione
  • 3 Compositions: No. 3. Allegretto grazioso
  • 3 Dances
  • 3 Dances: No. 1. Waltz: Lento e sempre fantastico
  • 3 Dances: No. 2. Nocturne: Moderato assai
  • 3 Dances: No. 3. Mazurka: Risoluto
  • 3 Etudes
  • 3 Etudes: No. 1. Affetamente
  • 3 Etudes: No. 2. ('Pianissimo') Con dolce maniera
  • 3 Etudes: No. 3. Burlando
  • 4 Compositions
  • 4 Compositions for Voice and Piano
  • 4 Compositions: No. 1. Prélude
  • 4 Compositions: No. 2. Poème
  • 5 Preludes
  • 5 Preludes: No. 1. Andante affettuoso
  • 5 Preludes: No. 2. Allegretto con moto
  • 5 Preludes: No. 3. Lento
  • 5 Preludes: No. 4. Lento
  • 5 Preludes: No. 5. Lento - Rubato
  • Berceuse
  • Cello Sonata no. 1
  • Cello Sonata no. 2
  • Chamber Symphony
  • Chamber Symphony: I. Largo ma non troppo – Allegro risoluto
  • Chamber Symphony: II. Adagio
  • Chamber Symphony: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto vivace
  • Chamber Symphony: IV. Finale: Lentoso – Allegro non troppo, energico
  • Dance of the White Girls
  • Danse
  • Meditation
  • Nocturne for Quintet
  • Nocturne: Andante
  • Piano Sonata no. 1
  • Piano Sonata no. 2
  • Piano Sonata no. 5
  • Piano Trio no. 2
  • Piano Trio no. 3
  • Piano Trio no. 4
  • Piano Trio no. 4: I. Moderato con moto
  • Piano Trio no. 4: II. Allegro vivace
  • Piano Trio no. 4: III. Lento
  • Piano Trio no. 4: IV. Allegro risoluto
  • Poème lyrique: Adagio non troppo - Agitato con passione
  • Prelude: Largo
  • Prélude
  • Sonata for Viola and Piano no. 1
  • Sonata for Viola and Piano no. 2
  • String Quartet no. 1
  • String Quartet no. 3
  • Valse
  • Violin Concerto no. 1
  • Violin Concerto no. 1: I. Allegretto grazioso–cadenza
  • Violin Concerto no. 1: II. Adagio sostenuto
  • Violin Concerto no. 1: III. Allegro moderato, risoluto
  • Violin Concerto no. 2
  • Violin Concerto no. 2: I. Allegro moderato
  • Violin Concerto no. 2: II. Adagio
  • Violin Concerto no. 2: III. Finale: Allegro giocoso
  • Violin Sonata no. 1
  • Violin Sonata no. 2
  • Violin Sonata no. 4
  • Violin Sonata no. 6
  • Violin Sonata no. 6: I.
  • Violin Sonata no. 6: II.
  • Violin Sonata no. 6: III.
  • В часы новолуния
  • Песенка арлекина