Lyapunov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes - CD

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<p>Russian Nationalist Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov was strongly influenced by Mily Balakirev, leader of the &lsquo;Mighty Handful' of composers, to whom he dedicated his Glinka Prize-winning <i>Piano Concerto No. 1</i>. Lyapunov's <i>Piano Concerto No. 2 </i>deserves a place among the great Romantic piano concertos, while the <i>Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes</i> bears the imprint of Liszt's virtuosic pianistic style. The young Georgian pianist Shorena Tsintsabadze, a graduate of Moscow's Tchaikovsky Conservatory, joins the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dmitry Yablonsky, whose Naxos discography includes many acclaimed albums of Russian and Romantic repertoire.</p>