Raluca Stirbat - Complete Works for Piano SoloGeorge Enescu (1881 1955) is mainly known as a legendary violinist; yet he was not less known as an exceptionally gifted pianist, one who had been admired and worshiped by his colleagues for his musicality. His expressive and elaborate compositions for piano remain underrepresented on compact disc. Rumanian pianist Raluca Stirbat, one of the most outstanding representatives of the young generation of Romanian pianists, has closed this surprising and

Robin Montgomery

" and "Sightseeing" distill The Tempers template to icy pop perfection

of which at least forty-two had been composed by 1792

"The music's moody outbursts and vivacity come fully alive in elegant readings that are attentive to quicksilver changes in dynamics and articulation

The expressive harmonies within the gauzy textures of For All It's Fury point to Hynes' love of Debussy

but demanding and often atypical for the listener

Certain pieces were conceived in advance

Three wild dogs

feelings of forlornness

and they make a pretty good match

Keith Ingham and others

This is his first recording for Divine Art