Margarita Escarpa - Elegia - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Margarita Escarpa - Guitar Music Opp 17-21 [COMPACT DISCS] date 03/23/1999

This 2010 collection presents a selection of the less frequently performed impromptus that span a period of nearly two centuries, starting with an 1821 work that was among the first ones to be published with this title and concluding with two that were written as recently as 2008. Among these pieces are four that have been recorded for the first time those by Godowsky, Bibalo, Volaj, and Mazhara. The impromptus by the two last-named composers were written in response to the artist's request so she could include the most recent such works for piano in this project.

Although his superb piano-writing combines contrapuntal dexterity and a rich vein of lyricism, much of Sergei Lyapunov's output for piano has been neglected. This chronological survey, covering three decades of Lyapunov's composing life, contains a number of first recordings.