Sergey Lyapunov's '12 Études d'exécution transcendante' were written as a tribute to Liszt's études of the same title, completing the tonalities Liszt had not used.
Performer Biography
Louis Kentner, the pianist on this album, was a central figure in British musical life before and after World War II, friends with luminaries like William Walton and Yehudi Menuhin.
Recording & Production
This album marks the first time Louis Kentner's 1948 recording of Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor has been published in any format since its initial release in 1951.
Recording & Production
The recordings of Lyapunov's Études and Balakirev's Sonata on this album were financially backed by the Maharaja of Mysore, an Indian prince and patron of Western classical music.
Performer Biography
Louis Kentner made a best-selling recording of Richard Addinsell's 'Warsaw Concerto' for the film 'Dangerous Moonlight' in 1944, but requested his name not appear on the label.
Performer Biography
Louis Kentner, a Hungarian émigré, became known as a Liszt specialist in England, despite Liszt being unpopular with British critics at the time.
