Raff/ Wikman - Piano Four-Hands SonatasIt was common practice in the nineteenth century for major orchestral and chamber works to be made available in piano four hand reductions, as concert and recital going was still a novelty and many middle class homes had a piano, and these editions made such large works accessible to a much wider piano playing public. What was less common was that Raff prepared his own piano four hand arrangements, as often this time consuming task was farmed out by

after having played live in famous Parisian venues as guests for Great White

' The set also include some shorter orchestral works

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when she made her debut in Rome

the six sonatas and partitas for solo violin which form an absolute pinnacle in the repertoire for the instrument

Igor Stravinsky composed the first three of his great ballet music works for large orchestra

he goes back to the music of his childhood

Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) was best known as an organ composer

Aspasia Nasopoulou has written a collection of 10 miniatures - 'Dipoles' - which are inspired by opposites such as Male/Female

at home on all stages of the world and also a guest on the album

Connie Sue and Empire

and those which most clearly echo the experience he had acquired in Italy