Impromptu: A Treasury of Extemporaneous Piano Compsitions, 1821-2008

Featuring

Margarita Glebov
Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek
Franz Liszt
César Cui
Mily Balakirev
Modest Mussorgsky

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Moritz Moszkowski
Antonín Dvořák
Gabriel Fauré
Felix Blumenfeld
Leopold Godowsky
Arno Harutyuni Babajanian
Francis Poulenc
Nikolai Mazhara
Altin Volaj
Antonio Bibalo

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Album & Artwork

The album is titled "The Impromptu Project" and features pianist Margarita Glebov.

Composition History

The earliest impromptus, dating from 1817-1821 by Czech composer Jan Václav Voříšek, were titled by the publisher, not the composer.

Composition History

According to a 1953 thesis by Reed Andersen Watkins, over 2,000 impromptus were published in the 19th century alone.

Composition History

This album includes four premiere recordings of impromptus by Godowsky, Bibalo, Volaj, and Mazhara, with the latter two written specifically for this project.

Performer Biography

Pianist Margarita Glebov began her piano studies at age five in St. Petersburg and made her orchestral debut at fourteen with San Diego's New City Sinfonia.

Recording & Production

The album was recorded on a Steinway D piano at the Joseph & Alma Gildenhorn Recital Hall at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.