The published works of Semyon Alexeyevich Barmotin (1877–1939) date from a particularly rich flowering of Russian culture that preceded the Revolution of 1917. From the Romantic expansiveness of the Piano Sonata, Op. 4 to the colorful and reflective Tableaux de la vie enfantine, the attraction of Barmotin’s piano music stems from the refinement of his harmonic language and his mastery of form. (Grand Piano)