Grand Piano: The Key Collection (Three Centuries of Rare Keyboard Gems)

The Grand Piano label is dedicated to exploring undiscovered piano repertoire by unfamiliar composers, producing high-quality, often world première recordings performed by virtuoso authorities in their chosen field. Marking the label’s fifth anniversary, this collection is a comprehensive guide through the history of keyboard music from the invention of the fortepiano to today’s living composers, as well as taking the listener on a musical adventure through a geographically global range of rare musical gems, with all of their new and exciting sounds and fresh perspectives.

CD1 18th and 19th Centuries: The Classical and Romantic Eras
Neefe, Türk, Koželuch, Vanhal, Hoffmeister, Beethoven, Cramer, Busoni, Szymanowska, Voříšek, Glinka, Henselt, Saint-Saëns, Balakirev, Raff, Gouvy, Carreño, Grieg, Evju, Satie, Godar, Hofmann, Vianna da Motta

CD2 1900–1950s: Divergence in a New Century
Cortot, Roger-Ducasse, Samazeuilh, Medtner, Le Flem, Schmitt, Ponce, Friedman, Enescu, Tcherepnin, Niemann, Schulhoff, Roslavets, Oswald, Gershwin, Komitas, Khachaturian, Lourié, Mosolov, Aubert, Nenov, Frommel, Kaprálová, Grainger, Bowen, Kvandal, Succar, Nørgård, Weinberg

CD3 1960s–Today: Latter-Day Trends
Kazhlaev, Abramian, Bagdasarian, Baz, Arutiunian, Babadjanian, Gelalian, Rääts, Glass, Fuleihan, B. Tchaikovsky, Lykkebo, Solal, Bisgaard, Maček, Evju, Riotte, Silvestrov, Hammond, H. KHhoury, Ekanayaka, Jaberi