Stefania Argentieri - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Russian Piano Music, Vol.15

Stefania Argentieri is a young Italian pianist of consummate skill, necessary to give full expression to the piano music of Tchaikovsky, which remains strangely under-appreciated. She has won many awards and has performed at prestigious events in Europe and the USA. She teaches at the Giordano Conservatory in Foggia and is also working as a music editor. Stefania has made recordings with her chamber ensemble. This is her second solo album for Divine Art, following her well-received recording of Prokofiev released in 2020: �Outstanding (MusicWeb International); �True command of this daunting repertoire� (The Whole Note). This album showcases the spectrum of Tchaikovsky�s art from the pastoral and gentle (extracts from 18 Pieces and The Seasons) to the noble and high-Romantic (the �Grand Sonata�) and at a time when modern Russia is blighted by its leaders� warmongering and aggression, a reminder that the Russian musical art of the past is still as instructive and valuable as ever.