This is a selection from the individual-sounding works written for pedagogical purposes by the popular Soviet Russian composer and pianist(1897-1976). The composer studied and taught in St Petersburg, Vienna, Moscow and Germany, his works include a string quartet, a piano sonata, romances and a number of pedagogical articles and studies. Typical of his miniature piano pieces is their captivating, radiant world of melody and harmony and their light and playful character.