Nikolai Kapustin

Most of my father's music on youtube is piano music. But he also writes chamber music and orchestral music. You can find some samples below.

Chamber Music

Quintet for two violins, viola, cello and piano, op. 89:   Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Orchestral music from 60’s and 70’s

Below you can find links to some of my father’s orchestral works from 60’s and 70’s. They were recorded in the Soviet Union and are difficult to find nowadays. I hope you will enjoy them. I certainly do! I also included links to some of his music on YouTube.

Selected orchestral works by Nikolai Kapustin:

• March (Op. 24)
• Concert Rhapsody (Op. 25)
• Nocturne (Op. 20)
• Etude (Op.19)
• Aquarium Blues (Op. 21)
• Variations (Op. 3)
• Piano Concerto no. 2 (Op. 14)
1. Allegro molto
2. Andante
3. Rondo-Toccata. Presto

· Meridian (Op. 34)

· Daybreak - orchestra version (Op. 26)

· Closed curve (Op. 35)

YouTube links:

Variations (Op. 3) - with photos of Oleg Lundstrem’s Big Band.

Toccata (Op. 8) - rare videoclip from 1967, Nikolai Kapustin performing with Oleg Lundstrem’s Big Band. This is part of the movie “When the song does not end”. Really amazing!

There are many more clips of Nikolai Kapustin’s music on YouTube (mostly piano music).