Tobias Borsboom (piano)
Pavel Gintov (piano)
Saskia Giorgini (piano)
Nare Karoyan (piano)
Ekaterina Litvintseva (piano)
Vincenzo Maltempo (piano)
Mattia Ometto (piano)
Dimitri Tchesnokov (piano)
Mark Viner (piano)

Works

Balakirev, Mili

Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.102

Blumenfeld, Felix

Etude de concert, op.24
Etude in A flat major, op.36 for the left hand
Preludes (24), op.17

Bortkiewicz, Sergei

Esquisses de Crimee, op.8
Etudes (10) pour piano, op.15

» no.6 in G sharp minor

» no.10 in E minor

Lamentations et Consolations, op.17

» no.3 Lamentation in C sharp minor

» no.4 Consolation in D flat major

» no.8 Consolation in E flat major

Lyrica nova, op.59
Minuit: Deux Morceaux, op.5
Preludes (7) for piano, op.40

» no.2 in B minor

» no.4 in F sharp major

» no.7 in E major

Enescu, George

Piano Sonata no.3 in D major, op.24 no.3
Suite no.3 (Pieces impromptues), op.18

Gazarossian, Koharik

Etudes (24)

Glazunov, Alexander

Piano Sonata no.2 in E minor, op.75

Kosenko, Viktor Stepanovych

Piano Sonata no.2 in C sharp minor, op.14

Lyapunov, Sergei

Etudes d'execution transcendente (12), op.11

Medtner, Nikolai

Forgotten Melodies, Cycle I, op.38

Novak, Vitezslav

Pan, op.43

Pejacevic, Dora

Blumenleben, op.19
Capriccio, op.47
Fantasiestucke (6), op.17
Klavierskizzen (2), op.44
Nocturnes (2), op.50
Piano Sonata in A flat major, op.57
Walzer-Capricen, op.28

Shamo, Igor

Classical Suite
Pictures by Russian Painters
Ukrainian Suite

Artists

About

Piano Classics was the first label to exclusively devote itself to piano music. Since its founding in 2010 it has released countless extraordinary recordings, presenting many repertoire rarities and amazing young pianists. The press has always been enthusiastic about the label’s releases and have showered many 5-star and Editor’s Choices on them.

To celebrate its success Piano Classics will release several 10-CD Explorer Sets, featuring highlights from its catalogue. The first set contains composers from behind what one may loosely describe as the former “Iron Curtain”. Not the usual suspects but composers to explore, discover and appreciate: Lyapunov, Bortkiewicz, Blumenfeld, Medtner, Balakirev, Glazunov, Kosenko, Novák, Enescu, Shamo, Pejačević, Gazarossian.

All the performances here were recorded within the last decade and received with critical enthusiasm on their release. This budget reissue includes all the original sleeve notes, making it a worthwhile investment for collectors and newcomers alike.

A treasure trove of the unexpected, in superlative performances and recordings, at an attractive budget price!

Played by Vincenzo Maltempo, Mark Viner, Pavel Gintov, Saskia Giorgini, Mattia Ometto, Tobias Borsboom, Dimitri Tchesnokov, Ekaterina Litvintseva and Nare Karoyan.