Unsung solo piano music: recommendations, please!

[Alan Howe]

Thanks, very good of you.

[Mark Thomas]

Don't forget the series of six CDs of Raff's solo piano music, magnificently played by Tra Nguyen on Grand Piano. Start with volume 3.

[Rob H]

I love the Sonata op19 by Halfden Cleve - I want to play it but have never tracked the music down. It was on an LP played by Nockleberg - don't know if it has been transferred to CD.

I would love to recommend a large scale piece by Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli but unfortunately I can only offer his Deux Lunaires especially the second "Olaf's dance" (Sri Biro or Aldo Ciccolini make a good impression) - wish there was more of his music recorded.

[Ebubu]

1/ Have you explored the Six Sonatas by Sophie-Carmen EKHARDT-GRAMATTÉ, a XXth century Canadian composer ? Hamelin did a very impressive recording of the lot...

2/  No one seems to have mentionned the 3 Korngold Sonatas, which are fairly interesting, especially knowing that the 1st one was composed by an 11-year old prodigy... 

3/  If you want to tackle something REALLY hefty, you can try the 53 GODOWSKY Etudes cycle ?      or even just his Sonata...

Have fun !!