The bagatelle is a small musical piece and nearly always associated with Beethovens Für Elise. Now Julia Zilberquit, who was born in Russia but currently resides in New York, has recorded a CD with the "Russian Seasons"-label from Moscow that deals with fairly unknown bagatelles and uncovers a veritable treasure chest. The disc, called "Mystery of Bagatelles" will feature compositions by beforementioned Beethoven as well as Couperin, Saint-Saens, Lizt and Bartok and - even more excitingly - Lyadov, Tcherepnin and Denisov, which are said to capture the magic of Russian poetry and folklore. It is another succesful yourney of discoveries for Zilberquit, who has already premiered a forgotten Beethoven Piano Concerto.

Homepage Julia Zilberquit: http://www.tauto.com/julia/
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