Canon
Where to start with Kabalevsky
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralThe Comedians, suite for small orchestra, op. 26
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Vocal10 Sonnets of Shakespeare for voice and piano, op. 52
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Keyboard24 Preludes, op. 38
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ChamberCello Sonata in B flat major, op. 71
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OrchestralPiano Concerto no. 3 in D, op. 50, "Youth"
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OrchestralSymphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 19
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Keyboard30 Pieces for Children, op. 27
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Keyboard4 Preludes, op. 5
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Keyboard6 Preludes and Fugues, op. 61
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OrchestralCello Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 49
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OrchestralCello Concerto no. 2 in C major, op. 77
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OrchestralColas Breugnon,, op. 24a — Suite from the opera
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ChamberImprovisation, for violin and piano, op. 21
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OrchestralOverture pathétique, op. 64
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OrchestralPiano Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 9
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Kabalevsky's catalogueMost Popular
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major (for young pianists)
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Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor
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Violin Concerto in C major
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The Comedians (suite)
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Piano Sonata No. 3
Most Acclaimed
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor
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Symphony No. 2 in C minor
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String Quartet No. 1
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Colas Breugnon (opera)
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Requiem Op. 72
Most Weird
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Colas Breugnon (opera)comic opera — a Burgundy craftsman in 17th-century France; very different from his concert works
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Pathétique Overture
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Symphony No. 4 in C minor
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Requiem Op. 72dedicated to children who died in WWII — his most serious work
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Spring (symphonic poem)
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 31
- Orchestral
- ● The Comedians, suite for small orchestra, op. 26
- Piano Concerto no. 3 in D, op. 50, "Youth"
- Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 19
- Cello Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 49
- Cello Concerto no. 2 in C major, op. 77
- Colas Breugnon,, op. 24a — Suite from the opera
- Overture pathétique, op. 64
- Piano Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 9
- Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 23
- Piano Concerto no. 4, op. 99, "Prague"
- Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, op. 75
- Romeo and Juliet, op. 56, Suite from the Incidental Music
- Spring, op. 65 — Symphonic poem
- Symphony no. 1 in C sharp minor, op. 18
- Symphony no. 3 for chorus and orchestra in B flat minor, op. 22
- Symphony no. 4 in C minor, op. 54
- Violin Concerto in C major, op. 48
- Vocal
- 10 Sonnets of Shakespeare for voice and piano, op. 52
- Poem of Struggle, for chorus and orchestra, op. 12
- Keyboard
- 24 Preludes, op. 38
- 30 Pieces for Children, op. 27
- 4 Preludes, op. 5
- 6 Preludes and Fugues, op. 61
- Sonata no. 1 in F major, op. 6
- Sonata no. 2 in E flat major, op. 45
- Sonata no. 3 in F major, op. 46
- Sonatina in C major, op. 13, no. 1
- Sonatina in G minor, op. 13, no. 2
- Variations, op. 40, no. 1
- Chamber
- Cello Sonata in B flat major, op. 71
- Improvisation, for violin and piano, op. 21