Peter Glawson

Although Mendelssohn was a virtuoso and celebrated pianist, his anything but incidental piano work unfortunately leads a rather shadowy existence in concert today.

After the Beatles had conquered America in 1964, many other British groups found the transatlantic path to fame and fortune. The first song of this’ British invasion’ to top the American charts was Peter and Gordon's A World Without Love, composed by Paul McCartney. The duo was Peter Asher (brother of Jane Asher, the actress) and Gordon Waller. While American success would bring them fame and fortune overseas, their British profile remained relatively fertile, thanks in part to Asher’s sister dating a certain Mr. McCartney. Numerous radio sessions provide a valuable account of their growth as artists in their own right whose exploratory journey reveals a determination to stand on their own four feet! London Calling proudly presents the untold story of Peter and Gordon, live in session from 1965‐1969. Charting their rise to fame, career highs and solo ventures. Professionally re‐mastered original broadcasts with background liners and rare archival memorabilia.

Łódź Baroque Orchestra Altberg Ensemble is an early music ensemble founded in 2017 by cellist Jakub Kościukiewicz, who specializes in historically informed performance of baroque music.

The most popular folk group of the 1960s, Peter, Paul and Mary in later decades have also proved themselves to be among the most durable music acts in history. Their longevity dwarfs that of the Weavers, while the fact that the trio continues to be associated with a major record label (Warner Bros.) after decades in the business sets them apart from rivals like the Kingston Trio and the Brothers Four. Then again, perhaps it isn't so surprising – Peter, Paul and Mary's roots run deeper than almost any other folk act one might care to name, while their appeal crosses audience lines that other acts couldn't (and can't) even approach.

Italo-German composer Ferruccio Busoni was a titanic piano virtuoso and an architect of European modernism. Best known for his transcriptions of J.S. Bach and for his Piano Concerto, Fantasia Contrappuntistica, and opera Doktor Faust, Busoni revolutionized piano technique and opened up new harmonic concepts within boundaries of functional harmony. Busoni's idea of junge klassizität (renewed classicality) served as a building block for neo-classicism and his book remains influential.

If Chopin "invented" the mazurka, it is certain that, in the same way, Grieg "invented" the lyrical piece, managing to synthesize Norwegian folk music with the forms and conventions of the German tradition. Recording Grieg's complete Lyrical Pieces, the first volume of which is here, was a profound pleasure for pianist Peter Donohoe, who has long been in love with Grieg's singular music.

If Chopin "invented" the mazurka, it is certain that, in the same way, Grieg "invented" the lyrical piece, managing to synthesize Norwegian folk music with the forms and conventions of the German tradition. Recording Grieg's complete Lyrical Pieces, the first volume of which is here, was a profound pleasure for pianist Peter Donohoe, who has long been in love with Grieg's singular music.

As a composer, she has explored various genres of music for film. She composed the soundtrack for the promotional video of the new building for the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Malaga created by the architect Eduardo Pérez Gómez. She has also composed a piece for piano quintet for Lynn University (Florida), which will be premiered in both the USA and Italy.

Carreno received early lessons from her father, who is also credited for developing her strong sense of self-criticism, to which she attributed her success. She also studied with Gottschalk and later with Anton Rubinstein. She was very successful in Germany, where she lived for over 30 years. Most of her compositions were for piano, although an interest in strings motivated her to write a String Quartet in b minor. Carreno was married four times, and together with her second husband, Tagliapietra, she organized, conducted and sang in an opera company in Venezuela. Her third husband greatly influenced her style, changing her performances from the tempestuous to the thoughtful.

Ignaz (or Ignacy) Friedman was one of the most important pianists from the early decades of the twentieth century, ranking in stature with such keyboard stalwarts as Josef Hofmann, Sergey Rachmaninov, Josef Lhevinne, and Leopold Godowsky. His contemporaries were among his greatest admirers: Horowitz, a friend but generally taciturn in offering praise to rivals, was said to have assessed Friedman's technique as stronger than his own. Friedman was also a composer with a fairly substantial output, mainly of piano works or of chamber music involving the piano. He also transcribed many compositions for his instrument and edited Chopin's complete piano works, as well as selected ones by Beethoven, Liszt, and others.