For his second album in this series, Barry Douglas couples Tchaikovsky's Grande Sonata with Rachmaninoff's Six Moments Musicaux. Barry Douglas has established a major international career since winning the Gold Medal at the 1986 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition, Moscow. As Artistic Director of Camerata Ireland and the Clandeboye Festival, he continues to celebrate his Irish heritage whilst also maintaining a busy international touring schedule. Barry is an exclusive Chandos recording artist. He recently completed recording the full works for solo piano of Brahms, the six albums of which have received much critical praise. International Record Review wrote that Inchthis is indeed Brahms playing of the utmost integrity and authority... this cycle looks set to become a benchmark version.Inch The interesting programming of each presents each album as a stand-alone recital, providing a varied and engaging listening experience. Also with Chandos Barry is exploring Irish folk music through his own arrangements, working with ancient melodies through to pieces by contemporary songwriters. The first in this series, Celtic Reflections, was released in September 2014 and was followed in 2016 by a second album Celtic Airs. Album Tracks 1. Grande Sonate, Op. 37 in G major~I. Moderato e risoluto - Tranquillo - Tempo I 2. Grande Sonate, Op. 37 in G major~II. Andante non troppo quasi moderato - L'istesso tempo - Cantabile con molto sentimento e marcato la melodia - Moderato con animazione - Tempo I - L'istesso tempo 3. Grande Sonate, Op. 37 in G major~III. Scherzo. Allegro giocoso 4. Grande Sonate, Op. 37 in G major~IV. Finale. Allegro vivace 5. Méditation, Op. 72 No. 5 in D major from Dix-huit Morceaux (Eighteen Pieces) 6. Moments musicaux, Op. 16~1. Andantino - Con moto - Andantino con moto - Tempo I in B flat minor 7. Moments musicaux, Op. 16~2. Alle