Piano Sonata & other works
BALAKIREV Mili (1837-1910)
Danny Driver (Piano)
Label : Hyperion Records
Artikelnummer: CDA67806
1 CD Spielzeit : 068:59
CHF 19.50
This disc looks beyond the ubiquitous Islamey to some of Balakirev's most important works - which are curiously underrepresented on disc. The Piano Sonata in B flat minor is a major achievement of the period and one quite unlike any contemporary large-scale piano composition. Its absence from the standard repertoire is unfortunate, as it is fully worthy of such a place. Undoubtedly this marvellous recording will provoke a reappraisal.