Anton Urspruch: Piano ... - Maria Linares - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

A native of Frankfurt, Anton Urspruch studied under Joachim Raff and later became one of Liszt’s favourite protégés. His style, however, was more closely aligned with Mendelssohn and Beethoven, and he famously declared that “you can’t understand modern music if you don’t understand Bach.” The Cavatine and Arabeske are charming salon pieces, while the Variationen provide an expansive canvas, reveling in contrasting moods and structural ingenuity. The brief but emotionally intense Cinq Morceaux stand as the pinnacle and final flowering of purely Romantic pianism in Europe.

Label: Naxos | Origin: Holland