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Leo Ornstein

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Leo Ornstein (ca. December 11, 1895 – February 24, 2002), born in Ukraine (then a part of pre-Soviet Imperial Russia), was one of the leading American experimental composers and pianists of the early twentieth century. His performances of works by avant-garde composers and his own innovative and even shocking pieces made him a cause célèbre on both sides of the Atlantic. Ornstein was the first important composer to make extensive use of the tone cluster.

Top songs

  1. Suicide in an Airplane
  2. A Morning in the Woods
  3. A Long Remembered Sorrow
  4. Piano Sonata No. 4: Semplice
  5. Tarantelle
  6. Impressions of the Thames
  7. Six Preludes for Cello and Piano: I. Moderato Sostenuto
  8. Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano, Op. 52: II. Andante Sostenuto
  9. Piano Sonata No. 4: Moderato con moto
  10. Six Preludes for Cello and Piano: II. Con Moto
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  1. Composition 1 For Cello And Piano
  2. Six Preludes for Cello and Piano: III. Presto
  3. Piano Sonata No. 4: Vivo
  4. Six Preludes for Cello and Piano: IV. Andante non Troppo
  5. Piano Sonata No. 4: Lento
  6. Wild Men's Dance (Danse sauvage), Op. 13, No. 2: Danse Sauvage (Wild Men's Dance)
  7. Six Preludes for Cello and Piano: V. Non Troppo (Quasi Improvisato)
  8. Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano, Op. 52: I. Allegro Appassionato
  9. Six Preludes for Cello and Piano: VI. Allegro Agitato
  10. Sonata No. 2 For Cello And Piano
  11. Vivo
  12. Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano, Op. 52: III. Scherzo (Vivo, Ma non Troppo)
  13. Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano, Op. 52: IV. Moderato (Con Moto)
  14. Moderato con moto
  15. Two Pieces For Cello And Piano, Op.33: I. andante
  16. Two Pieces For Cello And Piano, Op.33: II. allegro ma non troppo
  17. Piano Sonata No. 7: Molto con moto
  18. Piano Sonata No. 7: Andante
  19. Piano Sonata No. 7: Allegro
  20. Allegro
  21. Piano Sonata No. 4: IV. Vivo
  22. Piano Quintet: I. Allegro barbaro
  23. Berceuse
  24. Piano Sonata No. 4: I. Moderato con moto
  25. Six Preludes for cello and piano - Non troppo (quasi improvisato)
  26. A la chinoise
  27. Piano Sonata No. 4: II. Semplice
  28. À la Chinoise, Op. 39
  29. Three Moods, For Piano: Anger
  30. Danse Sauvage, Op. 13 No. 2
  31. Three Moods, For Piano: Grief
  32. Piano Sonata No. 4: III. Lento
  33. Semplice
  34. Three Moods, For Piano: Joy
  35. Piano Quintet: II. Andante lamentoso
  36. three moods: i. anger
  37. Poems of 1917, Op. 41: I. No Man's Land. Andante espressivo
  38. Andante
  39. In the Country: I. The Gypsy Lament: Moderato con moto
  40. Danse Sauvage
  41. Piano Quintet: III. Allegro agitato
  42. three moods: ii. grief
  43. Suicide in an Airplane, SO 6
  44. Six Preludes for cello and piano - Moderato sostenuto
  45. Poems of 1917, Op. 41: II. The Sower of Despair. Moderato
  46. three moods: iii. joy
  47. Arabesques, Op. 42: I. The Isle of Elephantine
  48. Piano Sonata No. 8: I. Life's Turmoil and a Few Bits of Satire
  49. Arabesques, Op. 42: VIII. Les Basoches
  50. Lento
  51. Six Preludes for cello and piano - Con moto
  52. Arabesques, Op. 42: II. Primal Echo
  53. In the Country: II. The Old Dungeon: Andante misterioso
  54. Six Preludes for cello and piano - Presto
  55. A la Chinoise, Op. 39
  56. 4 Impromptus: No. 1. Moderato
  57. Piano Sonata No. 8: IIb. A Lament for a Lost Boy
  58. Cossack Impressions, Op. 14: II. Maidens at the Fountain: Andante comodo rubato
  59. Arabesques, Op. 42: III. Chant of Hindoo Priests
  60. Arabesques, Op. 42: V. A Melancholy Landscape
  61. 4 Impromptus: No. 2. Epitaph: Moderato espressivo
  62. Six Preludes for cello and piano - Andante non troppo
  63. Poems of 1917, Op. 41: V. Night Brooding Over the Battlefield. Moderato e misterioso
  64. In the Country: IV. The Cathedral Bells and the Choir: Moderato non troppo
  65. Poems of 1917, Op. 41: IV. The Wrath of the Despoiled. Sostenuto, molto appassionato
  66. Poems of 1917, Op. 41: VII. Song Behind the Lines. Andante con moto e malinconioso
  67. String Quartet No. 3: I. Moderato con moto
  68. Arabesques, Op. 42: IV. Shadowed Waters
  69. Six Preludes for cello and piano - Allegro agitato
  70. In the Country: V. The Merry-Go-Round: Vivo e ritmico
  71. 17 Waltzes: No. 1. —
  72. Poems of 1917, Op. 41: III. The Orient in Flanders. Andantino, molto espressivo
  73. Violin Sonata, SO 622: I. Moderato
  74. Arabesques, Op. 42: VI. Pompeian Fresco
  75. Poems of 1917, Op. 41: VI. A Dirge of the Trenches. Lento
  76. Poems of 1917, Op. 41: X. Dance of the Dead. Vivo, con fuoco
  77. Cossack Impressions, Op. 14: IV. Moonlight in the Mountains: Andante amabile
  78. Impressions de la Tamise, Op. 13 No. 1
  79. Poems of 1917, Op. 41: IX. Army at Prayer. Allegro, ma non troppo
  80. Poems of 1917, Op. 41: VIII. The Battle. Allegro e molto appassionato
  81. Danse Sauvage (Wild Men's Dance)
  82. Arabesques, Op. 42: IX. The Wailing and Raging Wind
  83. Cossack Impressions, Op. 14: V. Grief: Moderato con tristezza
  84. Cossack Impressions, Op. 14: III. Mazurka: Con vivo
  85. Piano Sonata No. 8: IIc. A Half-Mutilated Cradle – Berceuse
  86. Piano Sonata No. 8: III. Disciplines and Improvisations
  87. Fourth Piano Sonata-Moderato con moto
  88. Fourth Piano Sonata-Semplice
  89. Sonata No. 1 for cello and piano, Op. 52 - Andante sostenuto
  90. Sonata No. 1 for cello and piano, Op. 52 - Allegro appassionato

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