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Impromptu: A Treasury of Extemporaneous Piano Compositions 1821-2008 / Margarita Glebov

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-02-14

Works: Jan Václav Vorísek: Impromptu for piano in B major, Op. 7/6; Franz Liszt: Impromptu for Piano in F sharp major, S 191 "Nocturne"; César Cui: Impromptu-Caprice for piano in E major; Mil...
Performers: Glebov, Margarita

A treasury of extemporaneous compositions written between 1821 and 2008 that includes several first recordings is offered by the Russian-American pianist Margarita Glebov....continue...
Recording information: University of Maryland, Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Claric (10/2009); University of Maryland, Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Claric (12/2008/05/2009)....continue...

Balakirev: Complete Piano Works / Alexander Paley, piano

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Mily Balakirev: Oriental Fantasy for Piano, Op. 18 "Islamey"; Reminiscences on "A Life for the Czar", for piano (2nd version of Fantasy on Glinka's themes); Phantasiestück, for piano in D flat m...
Performers: Paley, Alexander

Founder of the group of Russian composers called 'The Mighty Handful', Mily Balakirev is known for having helped create a distinctive Russian school of music...continue...

Hommage à Chopin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-02-09

Works: Mily Balakirev: Impromptu, for piano (after Chopin's Preludes in E flat minor and B major); Franz Bendel: Hommage à Chopin, for piano, Op. 111/1; Edvard Grieg: Studie, for piano ("Hommage à...
Performers: Plowright, Jonathan

Among the many recordings celebrating the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth, this disc will stand out as an historic record of the composer's extraordinary influence...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England (07/30/2009-08/01/2009)....continue...

Balakirev: The Complete Piano Music Vol 3 & 4 / Paley

2 CD / Essay / 2001-11-01

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Kamarinskaya (Russian scherzo), fantasy for orchestra, G. ii105; Say not that it grieves the heart (Ne govori, chto serdtsu), song for voice & piano, G. x335; Capriccio brillante on t...
Performers: Paley, Alexander