A unique collection of American romantic piano music, written largely in the last third of the 19th c. by Foote, Whiting, Paine, Chadwick, Nevin and Ruthven Lang.In a period where in Europe piano music was in the hands of towering virtuosos like Liszt, Anton Rubinstein and later Rachmaninoff, the American scene was notably less tormented, focusing on tone painting idyllic landscapes, rural scenes and charming dance forms.These genre pieces share the same delightful characteristics as their European pendants by Dvorak, Mendelssohn, Grieg, Gade, Sinding and others.Young pianist Artem Belogurov (born in Latvia, grew up in Odessa/Ukraine and now lives in Boston) plays a beautiful period instrument, an 1873 Chickering piano.The booklet contains extensive liner notes on the music and composers, an artist biography and information and photos of the instrument.
