MILI ALEKSEYEVICH BALAKIREV
(1837–1910)

COMPLETE PIANO WORKS • 6
ISLAMEY AND BEYOND

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NICHOLAS WALKER

‘Although I learnt Islamey as a student, it was many years before I began to examine Balakirev’s other works, a rich revelation of Russian subtlety, virtuosity and poetry. Through these recordings I hope to restore this neglected composer to his rightful place. In the course of the project I have discovered some completely unknown works, including the two unfinished pieces which I have completed for this disc. One never tires of Balakirev’s music: the more one plays it, the more one sees in it.’ – Nicholas Walker