This month we have yet another composer, Nikolay Roslavets, whose music was suppressed by so-called authorities, joining past CCMers like Berg, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Schreker, Webern, and Zemlinsky. Of course, as we all know, the Russians and Soviets could also suppress things, and Roslavets joins a long list of artists who fell out of official favor – if they were ever "lucky" enough to have that favor in the first place. It's a shame, because in many cases, including Roslavets's, their work suffers from obscurity despite its worth.

Roslavets's writing is intriguing for its originality and for his unique approach to the issues of cohesion in post-tonal music. But, as with any music worth its salt, it can also be incredibly moving. Here we have a complete movement from one of his earliest works in his so-called "modernist" period, played by one of his most ardent champions, Marc-André Hamelin.