Irene Scharrer - Complete Electric & Selected Acoustic RecordingsIrene Scharrer, though perhaps the least remembered of the major Matthay pupils, was the earliest to record, beginning in 1909 at the age of 21. She excelled in such works as the Chopin preludes and in other brilliant pieces such as those by Scarlatti and Liszt, but the poise and refinement of her Chopin Nocturne reveal another side to her playing that is sadly underrepresented on disc. Her final recording, of the Litolff Scherzo, was also her most

A lover of speed

Sweet Sensation

Alongside some of their most famous movie themes - from La strada to The Mission

the strings sound virile

much of the "physical evidence" is duplicated

The rich continuo sound is provided by international specialists from Italy

the high school delinquent

like those of Eddie Lang

Alongside the staggering number of cantatas

and coaching in Hungary and the Bartók selections all harken back to those times in the Hungarian countryside

corresponds to the creative energy that animates Duo Gobi Rhapsodie as they compose their music at the intersection of Mongolian folk song

Featuring Yo La Tengo