Reinhold Gliere, Improvisation for the Left Hand in E Major, Op. 99, No. 1
This track is featured in a CD "The Complete Solo Piano Works of Reinhold Gliere, Volume 1", released under Cambria Music in 2018. The performer, Dr. Alton Chung Ming Chan 【陈忠明】, is a Grammy nominated recording artist (2007). https://www.amazon.com/Gliere-Piano-Compositions-Alton-Chan/dp/B07G2CJM5V/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546321042&sr=8-1&keywords=alton+chan+gliere+piano+music Reinhold Gliere lived a very long and productive life (1875-1856). However, he stopped writing for the piano in 1916. In 1955, one year before he died, he wrote two short but absolutely exquisite piano pieces. This E major "swan" song was one of them. Although written for the left hand only, Gliere had not given up his two favorite compositional techniques: conterpoints and chromaticism.
This track is featured in a CD "The Complete Solo Piano Works of Reinhold Gliere, Volume 1", released under Cambria Music in 2018. The performer, Dr. Alton Chung Ming Chan 【陈忠明】, is a Grammy nominated recording artist (2007). https://www.amazon.com/Gliere-Piano-Compositions-Alton-Chan/dp/B07G2CJM5V/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546321042&sr=8-1&keywords=alton+chan+gliere+piano+music Reinhold Gliere lived a very long and productive life (1875-1856). However, he stopped writing for the piano in 1916. In 1955, one year before he died, he wrote two short but absolutely exquisite piano pieces. This E major "swan" song was one of them. Although written for the left hand only, Gliere had not given up his two favorite compositional techniques: conterpoints and chromaticism.