Daniel-Ben Pienaar - The Long 17th Century: A Cornucopia Of Early Keyboard Music (2CD)

Daniel-Ben Pienaar presents The Long17th Century: A Cornucopia of Early Keyboard Music, a two-and-a-half hour survey of 36 works, each by a different composer, many not recorded before on a modern piano.

The ever-inquisitive pianist Daniel-Ben Pienaar presents The Long 17th Century: A Cornucopia of Early Keyboard Music. The Long 17th Century refers to the period from the late 1500s to the early 1700s, an era noted for forward-thinking individuality and invention in all areas of life. This two-and-a-half hour recital surveys a pan-European variety of styles, genres and techniques, and comprises 36 works, each by a different composer, many not recorded before on a modern piano.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR DANIEL-BEN PIENAARa gloriously multi-faceted opus maximus � Amazing and very much worth hearing � Der Spiegel (on Beethoven's Complete Piano Sonatas, AV2320)

dizzying virtuosity � fresh, spontaneous, original readings that shed new light on the keyboard player's Bible � BBC Music Magazine (on J. S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, AV2299)

One of the most completely satisfying surveys ever committed to disc. � The Sunday Times (on Mozart's Complete Piano Sonatas, AV2209)