Balakirev/ Walker - Complete Piano Works 4This fourth volume in Nicholas Walker's complete edition of Balakirev's piano music is structured around his three Scherzos, which take us from the youthful influence of Chopin and Liszt in the First Scherzo, to the music of his prolific final decade, from which the Second Scherzo is one of his finest compositions. Balakirev's interest in Spanish music was kindled by his mentor Glinka, creating surprisingly authentic sounding textures and rhythms, and

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