Emil von Sauer, despite studying with Liszt, considered Nikolay Rubinstein, the founder of the Moscow Conservatoire, to be his true spiritual mentor.
Compositional Technique
Emil von Sauer's Concert Studies, included on this recording, explore individual technical aspects like octaves, trills, and arpeggios, and feature descriptive titles.
Composer Biography
Emil von Sauer's published compositions include two piano concerti, two sonatas, 29 concert studies, and numerous other solo works, as well as pieces for violin, cello, and several songs.
Performer Biography
Emil von Sauer studied at the Moscow Conservatoire under its founder, Nikolay Rubinstein, and later joined the elite group of young pianists who studied with Franz Liszt in Weimar.
Performer Biography
Oleg Marshev has won several international piano competitions, including the "Pilar Bayona" International Piano Competition in 1988 and the AMSA World Piano Competition of Cincinnati in 1990.
Performer Biography
Emil von Sauer, the composer and pianist featured on this album, was ennobled with the 'von' prefix by the last Austrian Emperor, Charles I.
Performer Biography
Oleg Marshev, the pianist on this recording, is a direct representative of the fifth generation of Russian pianism since Liszt, through Alexander Siloti, Konstantin Igumnov, and Mikhail Voskresensky.
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