Jordi Mas - Piano Music 5: Don Perlimplin Ballet Comptines - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This recording presents performances of some of the best piano music available for beginners. Christopher Northam's recital covers three centuries, from Byrd to Debussy, and is designed to introduce learners of any age to piano music that will be both satisfying and accessible to their developing talents. It is also certain to please a wider musical audience, not least because many of the pieces are difficult to find on other recordings. The selection mixes well-known pieces (Bach's Minuet in G, Beethoven's Für Elise) with unjustly neglected gems (Pachulski's Prelude in C minor, and two delightful pieces by Alkan).

Jordi Masoacute acclaimed series of Joaquin Turina's Piano Music continues with the evocative Spanish Tales, Souvenirs of Old Spain and Silhouettes.

A pupil of Pizzetti, the Italian composer, critic and pianist, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco is today better known for his guitar works and film scores. From 1940 to 1956 he worked for various film studios in Hollywood, contributing to some 250 productions, and in 1946 he became an American citizen. These highly evocative and atmospheric piano works of his youth, which include depictions of flora and fauna, pastimes and the sea, suggest the lyricism of Pizzetti and the impressionism of Debussy and Ravel.