This is a pianists’ piano album, as Szalucka is an exceptional pianist and can play both softly and very intensely; a couple of moments on this CD are incredibly fast. She’s won more prizes than you can shake a metronome at: 1st prize together with the Eller, orchestra, recital and Estonian Museum Awards at the […]
István Kassai / György Lázár Széchényi: Piano Music From A Hungarian Dynasty, 1800-1920
We can find little original to say about this entertaining and jaunty collection of music, and we don’t want to resort to copying the sleeve notes. The Széchényi dynasty were at the heart of Hungary’s political and musical life in the 19th and 20th centuries, and they excelled at vibrant, melodious dance-patterned music. István Kassai […]
