Arensky / Goldstone Russian Piano Music 5 CD

Arensky was a fine pianist who actually made several recordings in the 1890s; his pianism is evident in his compositions for the instrument and he could easily be thought of as the Russian Chopin - brilliantly conceived works in the high Romantic tradition which deserve to be highly popular. "Many of the 38 pieces on this fine CD acquire the status of gems. Salon music in the best sense, such writing is raised by Anthony Goldstone to a still higher level. Short in length but often sizeable in virtuoso demands, all this music is played by Goldstone with unflagging musical energy and brio. Admirably recorded and presented." - Bryce Morrison (Gramophone)

1. No 1 in a Minor 2. No 2 in a Major 3. No 3 in G Sharp minor 4. No 4 in a Flat Major 5. No 5 in G minor 6. No 6 in G Major 7. No 7 in E Major 8. No 8 in E Flat minor 9. No 9 in E Flat Major 10. No 10 in D minor 11. No 11 in D Major 12. No 12 in D Flat Major 13. No 1 Logaedes 14. No 2 Peons 15. No 3 Loniques 16. No 4 Sari 17. No 5 Strophe Alceenne 18. No 6 Strophe Sapphique 19. No 1 in C Major 20. No 2 in C minor 21. No 3 in D Flat Major 22. No 4 in C Sharp minor 23. No 5 in D Major 24. No 6 in D minor 25. No 7 in E Flat Major 26. No 8 in E Flat minor 27. No 9 in E minor 28. No 10 in F Sharp Major 29. No 11 in a Flat Major 30. No 12 in G Sharp minor 31. No 1 Allegro Moderato 32. No 2 Vivace 33. No 3 Tempo Divalse 34. No 4 Andantino 35. No 5 Allegro Molto 36. No 6 Allegro Risoluto 37. No 1 Prelude 38. No 2 Romance 39. No 3 Etude