
Malcolm Williamson (1931-2003) was obviously a talented composer. His four […]
This is a beautiful, fresh recording of Dvorák’s two lovely piano quintets. Piers Lane is a terrific chamber music player–just listen to how intelligently he
Delius’ only piano concerto went through several revisions on its way to its final form, which is about 10 minutes shorter than the full three-movement
In 1992 Hyperion released Piers Lane’s exemplary Scriabin Etudes, whetting my appetite for more Scriabin from this stalwart pianist. It’s taken eight years for the
You’re going to love this disc. It does everything this wonderful series of “Romantic Piano Concertos” is supposed to: present captivating repertoire in excellent performances.
Like most pianist/composers of his generation, Percy Grainger was bitten by the transcription bug, and he tailored a wide variety of compositions from William Byrd
Combine Chopin’s scinitllating virtuoso piano writing with the lush textural doublings and orchestrally inspired chord deployment Schumann favored, and you’ll get an inkling of what