FabioGrasso (pf.).
This is not quite such a 'conventional'coupling as might be supposed, because the 'Etudes symphoniques' include 5extra variations which are in Schumann's original manuscript, but were omittedfrom the two editions published in the composer's lifetime. Young Italian pianist Fabio Grasso providesample justification for their inclusion, both in his scholarly notes andthrough scintillating performances. |
