Kosenko. Etude in F# minor, Op 8 No 8 [Garritan Yamaha CFX Piano]

Viktor Stepanovich Kosenko (1896 - 1938) was a Ukrainian composer, concert pianist and educator. In his day, he was one of the most important Ukrainian composers and pianists and his legacy includes more than 100 works for solo piano, in the form of sonatas, nocturnes, preludes, waltzes and mazurkas. Although seemingly well-known in Ukraine, he is not too well-known elsewhere in the world. Thankfully, his music is now being performed more frequently.
Here now is Etude No 8 in F# minor, from 11 Etudes for Piano, Op 8. I hope you will enjoy it, and thanks as always for listening 🙂.

[@piecesofthepuzzlebyreneeri3730]

This is absolutely gorgeous!

[@davidmartin123]

Lovely piece - thanks for introducing us to this not-well-known composer. Diamonds in the rough are the best finds.

[@1MuddyDog]

Hello David!
Always a lovely surprise to hear from you. This piece appeared in my feed a few weeks ago, played by pianist Anna Ilchuk, and I liked it immediately and wanted to try it. Those trills in the middle were a bit gnarly for me though 😔 -> "trill drills are not a thrill". Since then I've been listening to some of the other etudes in the Op 8 set - they are a lot like Scriabin, and I really liked the performances of some of them by pianist Danylo Saienko, which are also somewhere here on YT if you're interested. I'm keen to try more of them, but as always.. so many pieces, so little time 😄
Keep well dude..