Abrupt Insights, Op. 73
A work that is both classical and experimental, this piece for two classical acoustic guitars and three harpsichords is intended to evoke the process of arriving at new ideas or […]
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Deliberation, Op. 27
Mr. Stolyarov began composing this work in 2002 and finalized it in 2003. A waltz-like composition with numerous major-minor shifts, it expresses a mood suited to profound, serious contemplation. This […]
Exertion, Op. 51
This 2008 composition by Mr. Stolyarov attempts to convey the sensation of struggling through a difficult task or an adverse situation which requires the use of numerous faculties simultaneously. It […]
Contemplation, Op. 37
This 2004 piano composition by Mr. Stolyarov reflects the mood of deep, intense, involved thinking, punctuated by conceptual breakthroughs. This work was remastered using the SynthFont 2 software, with the […]
Freedom Minuet (Minuet #1), Op. 22
This work by Mr. Stolyarov is a minuet for piano in the late Classical style, composed in 2003 and expressing the concept of rational liberty, of civilized and self-structured freedom. […]
Liberation, Op. 20
This 2003 composition by Mr. Stolyarov, written in a mid-19th-century style, expresses the true nature of liberty as experienced by the creative mind, not free from all order, but free […]
Escalation, Op. 53
This 2008 composition by Mr. Stolyarov for string orchestra, piano, organ, and timpani conveys an impression of increasing intensity and complexity as the same theme is varied by the addition […]
Fibonacci Rondo (Rondo #1), Op. 54
The Fibonacci Rondo, a 2008 composition by Mr. Stolyarov, was inspired by the Fibonacci Sequence of numbers, where each subsequent number is the sum of the two previous numbers. If […]
Noble Aspirations, Op. 42
This 2005 composition by Mr. Stolyarov illustrates the virtue and reward of striving for truth, beauty, and accomplishment in all things. This work was remastered using the SynthFont 2 software, […]
The Challenge, Op. 28
Both the rapid tempo and the minor passages of this composition are representative of tension and struggle, properly created, in Mr. Stolyarov’s view, through this method rather than by dissonance. […]