Medtner/ Medvedev - Piano WorksInterviewed by Musical America in 1921, Rachmaninoff was asked: "would you agree that the heart should be the composer's guide through the labyrinths of accepted forms?" "Yes", he replied, "the heart above all. Of course, the head must aid in the building of great musical structures, but by itself the head is impotent. If a composer is devoid of heart or hasn't his heart in the right place, it is impossible for him to conceal his deficiency. This

as well as having a somewhat contrasting smooth vocal style

The Presto

Strauss and Debussy

which create a plot to fit around hit songs

This song just feels effortless sung by a seasoned pro

As a 'Nordplus' scholar he studied in Malmo with Asger Svendsen

where together they present a selection of songs by composers including Anton Rubinstein

while the drifting

arranged and performed by an impressive

re-establishing the ties to a rich pianistic tradition

but as Perlman explains in the accompanying liner notes

rather than existing only as visual notations in the composers' manuscripts