Anatoli Konstantin Liadov was in my opinion one of the finest Russian piano composers of the 19th and early 20th century. Indolence and procrastination prevented him from becoming a truly great composer, but he had a fertile melodic gift and (like so many Russian composers) a natural flair for the piano. His many miniatures for piano are, almost without exception, exquisite and elegant. The complete set of piano works I have (from the now defunct publisher Koenemann) is a source of pleasure over the years.

I recorded these two pieces, composed in 1884, on december 23, 2012. Even after much strenuous practicing, the last bit of perfection still eluded me in the last bars of the Mazurka, a virtuoso flourish worthy of Liapunov or Liszt.

00:19 Valse
02:09 Mazurka

Chris Breemer, piano
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