Piers Lane brings all his pianistic panache to this splendidly eclectic recital of works from the 1700s to 2019, in a programme exploring very different aspects of the dance.
CDA68163 82 minutes 19 seconds
‘The [Loeillet] Suite’s five short movements are quite as beguiling in Lane’s hands as they were in Cherkassky’s. Almost all the 17 titles here have some career connection to the pianist, personal tas ... ‘A decade after the Australian pianist’s first disc of party pieces, encores and lollipops, the follow-up: this new one is sheer delight … [Robert Constable’s ‘Nocturne’ is] played with just the ... ‘Welcome back to town Piers for a second visit (is it really ten years since the first???), your suitcase once again packed with piano pieces—thirty-four this time—that don’t get out much but deserve ...