PIANO RARITIES Vol 1: Transcriptions

 

Music by Kreisler, Schumann, Schubert, Wagner etc

 

Cyprien Katsaris - piano

 

“Not since the heyday of Georges Cziffra and Earl Wild ahs there been a pianist who can throw off a virtuoso encore with such overwhelming aplomb and old-world charm as Cyprien Katsaris…..Katsaris is at the peak of his form. One of the all-time great piano-encore discs.” International Piano, November/December 2008

 

“Piano transcription fanciers will be falling over themselves for this collection, not merely for the effortless bravura and tonal control of the playing…..but because they will not have heard of many of the titles. The recording is a tad on the spacious side - probably a good option in order to capture the huge sonority produced in items like the opening Praeludium and Allegro…” Gramophone, February 2009.

 

Piano 21 P21030