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Discography

Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein

Welcome to Sedmara's discography. Explore her recordings to learn about her repertoire, listen to excerpts, and find links to recorded music available online. 

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Musical America

"...Miss [Zakarian] Rutstein not only demonstrated her exceptional technique, but also showed a feeling for phrase and continuity bringing to mind Richter and Gilels."
Impressionistic image of fingers playing a horizontal piano and vertical bars of pink, black, blue, green, and red colors intersecting the piano keys. There is also text in Russian and English identifying Sedmara Zakarian as the performer of 24 preludes and fugues by Sergei Slonimsky.

Compozitor Publishing,

St. Petersburg, Russia, 2002

Sergei  Slonimsky

24 Preludes and Fugues for Piano

  • Disk 1: Sergei Slonimsky, Preludes and Fugues I-XII

  • Disk 2: Sergei Slonimsky, Preludes and Fugues XIII-XXIV

AScriabin74082discographycover_edited.jp

Musical Heritage Society
#7408Z (19:51), 1986

Alexander Scriabin

Sonata No. 3, Op. 23, and Other Works for Piano

 

Sonata No. 3 In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23​

  • A1 Dramatico

  • A2 Allegretto

  • A3 Andante

  • A4 Presto Con Fuoco

 

Four Pieces, Op. 51

  • B1 Fragilité

  • B2 Prélude

  • B3 Poéme Allé

  • B4 Danse Languide

  • B5 Etude, Op. 65, No. 2

  • B6 Etude, Op. 65, No. 3

 

Deux Danses, Op. 73

  • B7 Guirlandes

  • B8 Flammes Sombres

A family photo of Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein used as art for her self-published album featuring Claude Debussy's Preludes 1-12 and Pour le piano, L. 95.

SZR Productions, Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein Records,
#ZD-016

Claude Debussy

Pour le piano, L. 95​​

  • Prélude

  • Sarabande

  • Toccata

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Preludes 1-12

Black and white photograph of Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein sitting at a piano with her hand resting near sheet music and looking into the camera. This photo was used for her self-published album featuring Maurice Ravel's La Valse.

SZR Productions, Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein Records,
#ZD-020

Maurice Ravel, La Valse

Arranged by Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein​

M. Ravel – La Valse, Excerpt 1
M. Ravel – La Valse, Excerpt 2
M. Ravel – La Valse, Excerpt 3
M. Ravel – La Valse, Excerpt 4

A 12-minute piano composition written in tribute to the waltz form and Johann Strauss II

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Through whirling clouds, waltzing couples may be faintly distinguished. The clouds gradually scatter: One sees at the letter A an immense hall peopled with a whirling crowd. The scene is gradually illuminated. The light of the chandeliers bursts forth at the fortissimo letter B. Set in an imperial court, about 1855. – Maurice Ravel​

Album cover for Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein's own production, #ZD-012, featuring the work of J.S. Back on Harpsichord. The cover art is a color headshot of Sedmara looking off camera. She is wearing a formal black dress.

SZR Productions, Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein Records,
#ZD-012

J.S. Bach on Harpsichord 

Side1. The Art of Fugue

Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 

 

Side 2. The Art of Fugue

Nos. 10, 13a, 13b, and 14

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Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903

Piano on Dim Stage used as artwork for Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein's own Production, ZD-014, featuring Sedmara on piano, Robert Spano as conductor, and the Chamber Soloists of Oberlin Conservatory.

SZR Productions, Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein Records,
#ZD-014

Great Music In Live Performance 

 

Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein, Piano 

Robert Spano, Conductor

Chamber Soloists of Oberlin

Side 1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Concerto #21 in C major, K-467​

  • Allegro

  • Maestoso

  • Andante

  • Allegro

 

Side 2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto #24 in C minor, K-491​

  • Allegro

  • Larghetto

  • Allegretto

Album cover of Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein's recording for Orion Master Recording #82429. A black-and-white photo of Sedmara is prominent on the cover, along with text in blue and white.

Orion Master Recording #82429, 1982

Dmitri Shostakovich and Alexander Scriabin

 

Dmitri Shostakovich​

  • Sonata No.2, Op. 61

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Alexander Scriabin​

  • Four Preludes, Op. 22

  • Etude, Op. 8, No. 2 and No. 10

  • Nocturne for Left Hand, Op. 9

  • Sonata No. 4 in F# Major, Op. 30

Artwork for Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein's album featuring the work of Prokofiev, Visions fugitives and other works for piano. The photograph is a sepia-toned photo of Sergei Prokofiev wearing a suit and tie.

Musical Heritage Society
#4791A , 1983

Sergei Prokofiev
Visions Fugitives and other works for piano 
S. Prokofiev – Sarcasms, Op. 17, No. 2, Excerpt

 

Visions Fugitives, Op. 22​

  • No. 1: Lentamente

  • No. 2: Andante

  • No. 3: Allegretto

  • No. 4: Animato

  • No. 5: Molto giocoso

  • No. 6: Con eleganza

  • No. 7: Pittoresco

  • No. 8: Commodo

  • No. 9: Allegretto tranquillo

  • No. 10: Ridicolosamente

  • No. 11: Con vivacita

  • No. 12: Assai moderato

  • No. 13: Allegretto

  • No. 14: Feroce

  • No. 15: Inquieto

  • No. 16: Dolente

  • No. 17: Poetico

  • No. 18: Con una dolce lentezza

  • No. 19: Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato

  • No. 20: Lento, Irrealamente

 

Pensees, Op. 62

  • No. 1: Adagio penseroso

  • No. 2: Lento

  • No. 3: Andante

 

Sarcasms, Op. 17

  • No. 1: Tempestoso

  • No. 2: Allegro rubato​​

  • No. 3: Allegro precipitato

  • No. 4: Smanioso

  • No. 5: Precipitosissimo

MHS4791A
Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein's album cover featuring the Summer Garden in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The album was published by Albany Records in Troy and given the number 279. This album features works by Boris Tishchenko, Peter Tchaikovsky, Sergei Slonimsky, and Alexander Scriabin.

Albany Records – TROY #279, 1998

Russian Piano Music by

Boris Tishchenko, Peter Tchaikovsky, Sergei Slonimsky, and Alexander Scriabin

B. Tishchenko – Sonata #9, Excerpt 1
B. Tishchenko – Sonata #9, Excerpt 2
B. Tishchenko – Sonata #9, Excerpt 3
A. Scriabin – Sonata #4, Op. 30, Excerpt 1
A. Scriabin – Sonata #4, Op. 30, Excerpt 2
A. Scriabin – Sonata #4, Op. 30, Excerpt 3
A. Scriabin – Sonata #4, Op. 30, Excerpt 4

 

Boris Tishchenko

  • Piano Sonata No. 9: Nocturne, Pastorale, and Barcarolle

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Peter Tchaikovsky

  • Nocturne, Op. 19, No. 4

  • Waltz (Valse), Op. 40, No. 9

 

Sergei Slonimsky

  • Passing Beauty

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Alexander Scriabin

  • Op. 22, Preludes Nos. 1-4

  • Two Dances, Op. 73: Garlands and The Dark Flame

  • Sonata In F Sharp Major, Op. 30: Movement I and Movement II

AlbanyTroy279
Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein's album cover featuring a headshot of Sedmara. The headshot photo and art are a duotone of red and white. The album features works by Ludwig Van Beethoven, Claude Debussy, Frédéric Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Alexander Scriabin. This record was published under Sedmara's own label, SZR Productions, and was given the catalogue number ZD-010.

SZR Productions, Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein Records,
#ZD-010, 1997

Beethoven – Rondo in C Major, Op. 51, No.1, Excerpt
C. Debussy – L'Isle Joyeuse, Excerpt 1
C. Debussy – L'Isle Joyeuse, Excerpt 2
F. Chopin – Ballade #4, Op. 52, F, Excerpt 1
F. Chopin – Ballade #4, Op. 52, F, Excerpt 2

Ludwig van Beethoven

  • Rondo in C Major, Op. 51, No. 1

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Claude Debussy

  • L'Isle Joyeuse

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Frederic Chopin

  • Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 42

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Sergei Rachmaninoff​

  • Prelude in D Minor, Op. 23, No. 3

  • Prelude in G Major, Op. 32, No. 5

  • Prelude in G Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12

  • Prelude in C Minor, Op. 23, No. 7

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Alexander Scriabin

  • Sonata No. 5 in F Sharp Major, Op. 53

SZR010
This is an album cover in muted colors featuring the fictional Snake Princess. The album is for Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein's record featuring works by Aliosha Nikolaev and Boris Tishchenko. The album was published by Albany Records in Troy and given the number 096.

Albany Records – TROY #096, 1993

Aliosha Nikolaev | Boris Tishchenko

 

Aliosha Nikolaev

Fairy Tale "The Snake Princess"

  • The Tin Kingdom

  • The Whitestone

  • Palace

 

Cat's Hut Suite

  • Introduction

  • "Ding-Ding, Ding-Dong, Cat's Hut Burning"

  • "Catty Running, With Eyes Goggling"

  • "Little Hen With A Bucket"

  • "Little Rooster With An Axe"

  • "Fire Dumping"

  •  Conclusion

 

Boris Tishchenko

Sonata No. 7 For Piano With Bells, Op. 85, In C Major

  • Andante, Allegro

  • Lento

  • Allegro

AlbanyTroy096
Album cover for Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein's recording featuring Sergei Slonimsky's Sonata for Piano and Boris Tishchenko's Sonata for Piano No. 5 Op. 56. Produced by Albany Records, Troy, #135, the cover art is stylized heraldry (lion) in shades of red and gold with a geometric border featuring repeating shapes in gold, red, aquamarine, and white.
A handwritten note in Russian complimenting Sedmara on her recording, written by the composer Sergei Slominsky.
Plain Beige Paper

Author’s Review (translated; see original note in Russian)

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Having listened to the recording of my piano sonata as performed by Sedmara Zakarian, I find her performance to be exemplary in talent, individuality, depth of interpretation, and brilliant, multidimensional piano mastery.

​

Composer Sergei Slonimsky

St. Petersburg, January 29, 1995

Albany Records – TROY #135, 1994

Sergei Slonimsky | Boris Tishchenko

S. Slonimsky – Sonata for Piano, Excerpt 1
S. Slonimsky – Sonata for Piano, Excerpt 2
S. Slonimsky – Sonata for Piano, Excerpt 3
S. Slonimsky – Sonata for Piano, Excerpt 4
S. Slonimsky – Sonata for Piano, Excerpt 5
S. Slonimsky – Sonata for Piano, Excerpt 6

Sergei Slonimsky

Sonata for Piano in One Movement,1963

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​​​​​​​​Boris Tishchenko

Sonata For Piano No. 5, Op. 56

  •    Allegro Leggiero Dolce

  •    Allegro Doppio

  •    Intermezzo

  •    Tranquillo Maestoso

Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein's album cover for her Musical Heritage Society #4542 recording, featuring the piano works of Sergei Prokofiev and Alexander Scriabin. The cover features a black-and-white headshot of Sedmara.

Musical Heritage Society
#4542 (19:51), 1982

Sergei Prokofiev | Alexander Scriabin Works For Piano

Sergei Prokofiev

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75 (10 Pieces for Piano)

  • A1 Folk Dance

  • A2 Scene

  • A3 Minuet

  • A4 Juliet the Girl

  • A5 Masked Ball

  • A6 Montagues and Capulets

  • A7 Friar Laurence

  • A8 Mercutio

  • A9 Dance of the Maidens

  • A10 Romeo and Juliet before their Separation

 

Alexander Scriabin​​

B1 Sonata No. 9, Op. 68

  • Messe Noire

  • Moderato Quasi Andante​

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B2 Sonata No. 10, Op. 70

  • Moderato

  • Allegro​

Album cover in blue tones with a circular design for Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein's record featuring children's pieces for piano written by Samuel Maikapar. All of the text is in the Russian alphabet.

Мелодия – Д (Melodia – D) #26799-800, 1969

Children's Pieces for Piano

Samuel Maikapar

Избранные Пьесы (Selected Pieces)

  • A1 Маленькая Сказочка (Little Fairy Tale)

  • A2 Скерцино (Scherzino)

  • A3 Танцующий Клоун (Dancing Clown)

  • A4 Токкатина (Toccatina)

  • A5 Листок Из Альбома (Page from an Album)

  • A6 Танец Марионеток (Dance of the Marionettes)

  • A7 Вальс (Waltz)

  • A8 Вариации (Variations)

Fingers touching keys on a piano.

Sedmara Zakarian
Rutstein

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