Alexei Lubimov - Moonlight Waldstein StormThere are projects on which the artistic director of a record label straightaway asks himself a few questions. For example, when it comes to recording Beethoven's three 'greatest hit' sonatas, recorded a multitude of times by the leading pianists. However, a forte pianist of the calibre of Alexei Lubimov already constitutes one good reason to implement the project, as does the choice of the facsimile of an Erard piano (1802, copy made by Christopher

and they both hang with the same group of friends

and the recordings include performances with some of the top arranger/conductors of the era - Walter Gross

Laura Kaminsky

With it's deft combination of humor and heart

semi-legendary session drummer Simon Phillips

" and Beethoven's Eroica Symphony

the poetic inspirations of Georges Barboteu

the Paliashvili Music School for gifted children looks out over Tbilisi

all beautifully remastered

and if Melida cannot manifest mana

he is stunned to discover that his opponents aren't even human

allowing a slacker like Yuki to sit around chewing the fat with his childhood friend