6 Soirées à Saint-Petersbourg, Op. 44

Composer: RUBINSTEIN, Anton
  • Published in 1860, Rubinstein’s 6 Soirées à Saint-Petersbourg (6 Evenings in Saint Petersburg), Op. 44 consists of six character pieces for piano:
    1. Romance*
    2. Scherzo
    3. Preghiera (Prayer)
    4. Impromptu
    5. Nocturne
    6. Appassionato 
  • *Romance is the most popular and frequently performed of the set.1
  • Fun fact: Rubinstein recycled “Romance” for a musical setting of Alexander Pushkin’s poem, “Night.” 2

Sources

  1. “6 Soirées à Saint-Petersbourg, Op.44 (Rubinstein, Anton),” IMSLP, accessed August 4, 2026, https://imslp.org/wiki/6_Soir%C3%A9es_%C3%A0_Saint-Petersbourg,_Op.44_(Rubinstein,_Anton).
  2. Edward Garden, “Rubinstein [Rubinshteyn], Anton Grigor′yevich,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed August 4, 2026, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000024053.

Cut IDs

44907