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Echoes Across Time


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Rustam Baibikov full profile / Flute and piano . / 2 musicians

Other players: David Manley


Full program notes

J.S. Bach. Sonata C-major.

Nikolay R.-Korsakov. Indian Guest from opera “Sadko”.

F.Schubert . Sonata Arpeggione, 1st movement.

J.Brahms. Hungarian Dance №5.

C.Bolling. Sentimental from jazz suite №1.

A.Piazzolla. Tangos –
1 Overture to Midsummer Night’s Dream
2 Los Suenos
3 Fracanapa W.A.Mozart. Rondo in Turkish style.

W.A.Mozart. Rondo in Turkish style.


Historical context

The program spans over 250 years of music, from Bach’s Baroque purity to Piazzolla’s modern tangos, with stops in Romantic Europe and 20th-century jazz. Each piece is a voice from a different time, but all share a fascination with style, national color, and dialogue between cultures.

J.S. Bach – Sonata in C Major
A jewel of the Baroque, where counterpoint and elegance meet. It reminds us how music was once considered a mirror of order and balance in the universe.

Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov – “The Indian Guest” from Sadko
A 19th-century opera with Oriental colors. Rimsky-Korsakov’s imagination turned folklore and foreign lands into music, capturing the Russian fascination with distant cultures.

F. Schubert – Sonata “Arpeggione,” 1st movement
Written for a now-forgotten instrument, the arpeggione. It symbolizes Schubert’s gift for lyrical beauty and reminds us that history is full of lost voices and experiments.

J. Brahms – Hungarian Dance №5
A fiery reworking of folk themes. It shows how classical composers drew inspiration from “the people’s music” to ignite concert halls with rhythm and passion.

Claude Bolling – “Sentimental” from Jazz Suite №1
A 20th-century dialogue between classical and jazz. Here, tradition meets improvisational spirit, breaking boundaries while keeping a refined voice.

Astor Piazzolla – Tangos (Los Sueños, Fracanapa, etc.)
Piazzolla transformed the Argentine tango into a modern art form — passionate, dramatic, and cosmopolitan, bridging folk dance and concert hall.

W.A. Mozart – Rondo “Alla Turca”
A playful 18th-century imitation of Turkish Janissary music. Just like Rimsky and Piazzolla, Mozart looked beyond his own culture for new colors and rhythms.


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