PIANO CLASSICS

Any new recording of Charles-Valentin Alkan is an event, which hopes to widen the public appreciation of this still unknown genius of the French Romantic period. After his unsuccessful efforts at a...

Vincenzo Maltempo's previous Alkan CD (PCL0038) received the highest praise from international critics. On his new recording Maltempo plays the famous Le Festin d'Esope, the seldom played Trois...

Perhaps the most enigmatic figure in the history of music as a whole, let alone the 19th century, Charles-Valentin Alkan remains one of the most intriguing and alluring names among the pantheon of...

Described by International Piano as 'one of the most gifted pianists of his generation', Mark Viner is steadily gaining a reputation as one of Britain's leading concert pianists; his unique blend of...

First published in 1847, these preludes form a highly original set of pieces, effectively Alkan's first foray into the genre of cyclic shorter pieces. The set stands aside from so many in it's...

Mark Viner's Piano Classics albums of rarities and masterpieces from the high noon of the virtuoso age have attracted bouquets of praise from international magazines. Most recently he released...

Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969) is one of the most significant composers of the mid-20th century, and yet her music remains largely unknown. In the period be- tween the two world wars, she studied in...

Bach,J.S. / Delucchi Piano Transcriptions CD

Bach,J.S. / Kniazev Organ Works CD1. Fantasia in G Major, BWV571 2. Fantasia in C minor, BWV562 3. Aus Tiefer Not Schrei Ich Zu Dir, BWV686 4. An Wasserfl?ssen Babylon, BWV653 5. Vater Unser Im...

Bach,J.S. / Sheng,Yuan Keyboard Works 1 CD

The touch and musicianship of the Hungarian pianist Klra W?rtz is amply attested by a substantial catalogue of Brilliant Classics and Piano Classics albums stretching from Mozart to Bart?k. Her...

After his 'outstanding' (The Guardian) series of Piano Classics albums dedicated to the music of Alkan, Vincenzo Maltempo turns to repertoire that also belongs to the post-Romantic age of sweeping...