Since you are interested in Rossini: Piano Music, Vol. 4: Peches de vieillesse, Vols. 8 & 9 [Sins of my old age], here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Piano Music, Vol. 1: Peches de vieillesse, Vols. 6, 9 [Sins of my old age] Alessandro Marangoni (piano) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "This is going to turn into another of Naxos's eminently collectable sets, and on this showing will prove to be worth it at almost any price. " (MusicWeb July 2008) |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Piano Music, Vol. 2: Peches de vieillesse, Vol. 2 [Sins of my old age] Alessandro Marangoni (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] Rossini spent his final years in Paris where he wrote numerous short piano pieces arranged in 13 volumes, which he jokingly called Péchés de vieillesse (Sins of Old Age), that juxtapose irreverence and seriousness. Volume VI, Album for Smart Children... |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Piano Music, Vol. 3: Peches de vieillesse, Vols. 5 [Sins of my old age] Alessandro Marangoni (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] "The pieces are stated in the title 'for adolescent children', but that is another of Rossini's jokes as they are often technically demanding, Marangoni playing them with unassuming ease. He is making the series an ongoing delight and his recording... |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Soirees Italiennes / Paganini Etudes / Rossini and Spontini Impromptu / Rossini Variations Gianluca Luisi (piano) [ Naxos Liszt Complete Piano Music, Vol. 30 / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "Splendidly performed and recorded in Vienna this volume in the continuing series shows no sign of flagging. Luisi is an excellent choice in these undemanding early Romantic piano arrangements so radiant with Italian sunshine." (MusicWeb Jan 2010) |
PABLO SARASATE
Sarasate: Music for violin and piano Vol 2 (Incls Homenaje a Rossini) Tianwa Yang (violin) Markus Hadulla (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Dec/2007 ] "Sarasate's Concert Fantasies on operas by Rossini, Hérold , Verdi and Flotow may not be quite as imaginative as Liszt's, but they still offer many entertaining moments in these sparkling accounts." (BBC Music) |