Ries/ Kagan - Piano Sonatas & SonatinasFerdinand Ries, Beethoven' friend and pupil, was an exceptionally gifted composer whose prophetic piano sonatas foreshadow Schubert' poignant harmonic language, Mendelssohn' expressively sweet melodies and Chopin' brilliant figuration.

Opener "Something" is stark and incantational

Listening here feels like going back to child-listening

Some say self-titled debut albums are the best

an organic force and therefore an authority that other collections featuring different directors cannot boast

The Kind Of Fool Love Makes 5

" as Kiichi Takahara writes in the record's original introductory text-embracing an attitude pervasive amongst musicians of the time who interrogated the prosaic and the profound alike

Mumbai is my home

Inspirational experiences connect him with Jörg Halubek

When building songs around another's words

Burne/ Fahrbach/ Aikawa/ Zuvadelli - Cremona: Citta della Musica

• The recording follows live performances of the work by thecombined ensembles in April and May 2014

Verdi returned to it and had the libretto written by Francesco Maria Piave