Fragments for Piano

Fragments is a set of thirteen piano vignettes written between 2019 and 2021 as a continuous narrative, reflecting on the different aspects of contemplation: poetic, emotional, meditative, melancholic and restrained. Also, Fragments bridges two cities that became central in my life: London and Saint-Petersburg. Each movement written in one of them and almost every piece carries images and mood of these cities that are so dear to my heart.

A few pieces have direct relation to works of composers I have always admired and grown up with. Prelude and Lament inspired by Ravel‘s short pieces and Pavane employs theme from his Ma mère l’Oye pavane. Pastorale draws the mood and setting from Aaron Copland‘s pastorale piano works. Valse and Elegia inspired by Debussy’s early compositions and dedicate to Lena Oleynik. Novelette is directly related to Sergey Banevich’s Mermaid children’s album and pictures Baltic Sea waves and west wind blowing over the waters.