COMPOSERS: Janacek
LABELS: Harmonia Mundi
WORKS: Sonata 1.X.1905; On an overgrown path; In the mists; Souvenir
PERFORMER: Alain Planès (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: HMG 501508
A beautifully played set, Planès capturing the impulsive nature of Janácek’s piano writing. There is poetry aplenty, but he is not afraid of the music’s dark heart. Christopher Dingle