Piano Works Vol.2 : Banowetz

ANTON RUBINSTEIN (1829-94) : Piano Music (1852-1894)

Serenade russe in B minor (c. 1879)*
Two Melodies, Op. 3 (1852)
Souvenir de Dresde, Op. 118 (1894)
Romance and Impromptu, Op. 26 (1854/58)*
Akrostichon No. 1, Op. 37 (c. 1856)*
* WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING

Joseph Banowetz (piano)

Recorded at Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California, USA
on 17th & 18th March and 3rd & 4th November, 2008

On this second volume of Anton Rubinstein’s piano music, GRAMMYR-nominated pianist Joseph Banowetz interprets works spanning the composer’s long career, from the famous Melody in F, written by the 23-year-old Rubinstein to the nostalgic Souvenir of Dresden composed in the year of his death. Russian Serenade is a charming vision of the composer’s homeland, the Romance and Impromptu a pair contrasting the lyrical and virtuosic, while Akrostichon No. 1 is a gently understated love poem. Volume 1 (8.570941) is also available. ( NAXOS )