Nicholas Walker - Complete Works for Solo Piano - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

These recordings of Balakirev's complete solo piano works by the much-lauded pianist Nicholas Walker have been hailed as 'the reference set' by the American Record Guide. Originally released between 2013 and 2020, these critically acclaimed performances are now collected together for the first time in a 6 album box set. Includes world premiere recordings. Hailed by the London Evening Standard as a 'prodigy, of awesome technical fluency backed by exceptional artistry', Nicholas Walker possesses a rare combination of talents combining sensitivity with 'the flair of a full scale virtuoso and a sparkling intelligence' (BBC Music Magazine). Nicholas Walker teaches at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he devised the celebrated keyboard skills course, the advanced level of which not only helps students to be proficient in all aspects of practical musicianship, but offers them the chance to learn how to improvise in various forms, such as minuets, variations, sonatinas and Mozart-type cadenzas, in addition to devising and performing a virtuoso transcription of their own. Album Tracks 1. Piano Sonata in B-Flat minor 2. I. Andantino 3. II. Mazurka Moderato 4. III. Intermezzo Larghetto 5. IV. Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Fuoco 6. Piano Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat minor, Op. 5 7. I. Andante - Allegro Assai, Feroce 8. II. Mazurka Tempo Di Mazurka 9. III. Andante 10. Piano Sonata in B-Flat minor, Op. 3, InchGrande SonateInch 11. I. Allegro Feroce 12. II. Mazurka 13. III. Larghetto 14. IV. Finale Allegro Grazioso 15. V. Epilogue Fuga 1. Waltz No. 1 in G Major 2. Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat minor 3. Waltz No. 2 in F minor 4. Waltz No. 3 in D Major 5. Nocturne No. 2 in B minor 6. Waltz No. 4 in B-Flat Major 7. Nocturne No. 3 in D minor 8. Waltz No. 5 in D-Flat Major 9. Nocturne in G-Sharp minor 10. Fantasy Piece in D-Flat Majo