Levitski, Gabrilowitsch & Friedman Piano music

[Rob H]

http://www.mdt.co.uk/levitzki-mischa-complete-works-for-piano-margarita-glebov-toccata-classics.html

Noticed this lovely little number on MDT. OK Levitski is salon music but classy and entertaining salon music and two of these pieces haven't been recorded before (op3 and op8).

Gabrilowitsch has three unrecorded items: op1 and op2/1 and 3 (the Gavotte op2/2 was recorded back in 1925) and Friedman has 3 otherwise unrecorded transcriptions and the op61 Preludes and a selection of the op63 Etudes.

Gunnar Johansen did record the Etudes and the first of the Preludes (on his Artist Direct label) but the sound isn't great, there is masses of reverb (just lots...) and they are now very difficult recordings to get hold of.

Hopefully more Friedman (and indeed Gabrilowitsch) will appear on Toccata.

Rob