The recordings on this album are completely unedited and presented exactly as heard in the live concert, without any "patching" of passages.
This album features recordings from the annual "Rarities of Piano Music" festival in Schloss vor Husum, which focuses on largely neglected repertoire.
Nikolai Medtner, a Russian composer, was greatly admired by Rachmaninov, who helped arrange and finance Medtner's American tours.
Frédéric Meinders, a pianist on this album, creates many of his own transcriptions and is known for venturing into popular repertoire.
Medtner's Sonata-Ballade earned him his second Glinka Prize for composition and was originally conceived as a single-movement Ballade.
William Baines, an English composer, died young in 1922 due to ill-health following a bout of influenza during his military service.
Mikolajus Ciurlionis, a Lithuanian composer, was also a significant painter and organized the first Lithuanian Art Exhibition.
