Credits:

Tomoko Kawasaki

Description:

This is the debut album by pianist Tomoko Kawasaki, whose repertoire features numerous lesser-known Russian works that are rarely performed in Japan. Featuring gem-like piano works by three composers born during the Russian fin de sicle, this album embodies both the technical prowess honed through her studies in Moscowwhere she graduated at the top of her class from the Moscow Conservatorys graduate programand the profound lyricism that can only come from someone who has experienced Russias four seasons time and again. In particular, the short pieces by Lyadova composer who epitomizes Russian lyricismshine with a charm of subtlety and nuance, as if enveloped in the atmosphere of Russia, within their delicate and richly lyrical expression.ALMRECORDS/Kojima Recording