The rehabilitation of Liszt has been a gradual process, and is certainly not yet fully achieved. Such considerations may still fall within the realm of the specialist, for his most popular solo piano works have always been found in the repertoire of every virtuoso, although it is only in the last few decades that pianists […]

This unique programme of four works for cello and piano by significant twentieth-century composers is a reflection of the greater interest in writing for the cello that the inspiration of two highly gifted instrumentalists was to have during that period. For many music-lovers, the major cello virtuosos of the century were Pablo Casals and Mstislav […]

The Sonata for Two Violins had been given its world premiere in the Soviet Union, where Prokofiev retained contacts alongside his successes in the US and in Western Europe. This performance took place in Moscow on 27 November 1932, and was given by two members of the Beethoven Quartet, Dmitry Tsyganov and Vladimir Shirinsky. This […]

Ksenia Dubrovskaya is an exceptionally talented and charismatic violinist of the new generation. Ksenia’s passion for chamber music takes her across many continents, gracing renowned stages alongside many luminaries such as, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Liana Isakadze, Bruno Canino, Konstantin Lifschitz, Alexander Knyzev, Philippe Graffin, Dariusz Mikulski and Derek Han. This album is a collection of the […]

That there is indeed something of the ethereal, of the timeless, and of the indefinable pervading all of the music heard on this CD instantly calls into question our shared notions of what the term Elegy actually signifies. Here the listener will encounter none of the unutterable despair of, for example, Samuel Barber’s great Adagio […]

This album features Preludes from four composers, who were all accomplished pianists and composers, and who interacted and influenced each other. Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) entered the Moscow Conservatory as a young man, and one of his teachers there was Anton Arensky (1861–1906) who taught harmony. While Rachmaninoff’s style and compositions were significantly influenced by other […]