Alexey Pudinov holds music degrees from Germany, England, and Russia, reflecting his versatile training across different piano schools.
Composition History
Chopin was the first to introduce the genre of the piano ballade, inspired by the Lithuanian ballads of Polish romantic Adam Mickiewicz.
Recording & Production
This album, 'Neue Bahnen', is Alexey Pudinov's second release on the KALEIDOS label and his first solo CD.
Composition History
Sergey Rachmaninov's Moments Musicaux, Op. 16, were composed hastily due to the then 23-year-old composer being robbed on a train journey in 1896.
Album & Artwork
The album title, 'Neue Bahnen' (New Paths), is inspired by a musical essay of the same name published by Robert Schumann, which praised the young Brahms.
Performer Biography
Alexey Pudinov, the pianist on this album, is a multi-talented musician who founded 'AD Festival Days', a chamber music festival in Manchester, UK.
Performer Biography
Alexey Pudinov has won several international awards, including the 'Gershwin Best Performance Prize' in New York (2015) and the Steinway Prize (2014).
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