• The second volume of the complete recording of Anton Rubinstein’s (1829-1894) music for 4-hand piano: the first recording of the Suite Le Bal Costumé.
•Anton Rubinstein was a legendary pianist in the 19th century, admired by Liszt and even the young Rachmaninoff. As a pianist he tirelessly toured Europe, his fame spreading widely. As a composer he was equally tireless, composing a substantial oeuvre of practically every genre. His creative roots were, despite his Russian origin, in the German Romantics Mendelssohn, Schumann and Liszt.
• Rubinstein’s works for piano 4 hands are high quality salon music: picturesque tone painting, romantic and idyllic, with an occasional touch of Russian folklore. This second volume is completely dedicated to the Suite “Le Bal Costumé”, a suite of 20 pieces, and the longest work ever written for piano duet.
• The Duo Pianistico di Firenze is one of the foremost and best known piano duos of Italy, they are together for nearly 30 years, having played over 170 works in public of which 50 were first performances.
