Toccata > Banowetz, Joseph

Balakirev: Grand Fantasia, 30 Songs / Krimets, Banowetz

1 CD / Toccata / 2007-05-08

Works: Mily Balakirev: Grand Fantaisie on Russian Folksongs, for piano & orchestra, Op. 4; Russian Folksongs (30), song transcriptions for piano 4 hands; Anonymous, Russian: Dormition of the Mother of God (...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Chan, Alton; Kalugina, Olga; Kolgatin, Pavel; Nikolayeva, Svetlana
Conductors: Krimets, Konstantin

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910)-the leader of the group of Russian composers known as "the Mighty Handful"-was influenced by folksong from the start of his career. His...continue...

Taneyev: Piano Concerto, Piano Music / Sanderling, Ashkenazy

1 CD / Toccata / 2006-11-14

Works: Sergei Taneyev: Concerto for Piano in E flat major; Prelude in F major; Lullaby (Kolïlbel'naya), for piano in B flat major; Theme and Variations in C major; Allegro, for piano in E flat major; A...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Wodnicki, Adam
Conductors: Sanderling, Thomas

The piano music of Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915) is one of the hidden secrets of Russian music. Student and friend of Tchaikovsky, Taneyev was called "a...continue...
Includes improvisations (4), for piano (collaborative work by various composers....continue...