Stephen Hough: The Erato Years 1987-1998 - 9CD

Some of Stephen Hough's most exquisite recordings come from his collaborations with EMI and Virgin Classics during this early period, offering a taste of the pianist's impeccable touch, his musical and intellectual rigor, and his fondness for the short showpieces that filled late 19th-century salons and peppered the 78 rpm records of golden-age pianists. In the two all-Liszt recitals, Stephen Hough is also in his element, creating atmospheric colors, with notes flowing like streams of pearls, shaping and magnifying the dramatic depth of these works. From Mozart to Schumann, Brahms to Britten, looking back at the great virtuoso tradition while looking forward through his own arrangements, Stephen Hough presents, through these early recordings, a fascinating portrait of a young artist whose brilliant, artistic intellect and appetite for creativity remains unmatched today.

CD 1: MOZART:Piano Concertos No.21K. 467 ''Elvira Madigan'' "& No.9 K. 271 ''Jeunehomme'' Halle Orchestra·Bryden Thomson" - 59:00

CD 2: The Piano Album 1 - 62:54

CD 3: LISZT:Mephisto Waltz No.1·Tarantella ·Rhapsodie espagnole "Pensee des morts ·Saint Fran ois d'Assise," la predication aux oiseaux • Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude: 75:26

CD 4: SCHUMANN:Davidsbundlertanze,Op. 6 · Album fur die Jugend: Nos.21,26 & 30 ·Fantasie in C major,Op. 17 - 73:12

CD 5: BRAHMS:Piano Concerto No.2 Op. 83, BBC Symphony Orchestra ·Andrew Davis - 51:02

CD 6: BRITTEN:The Music for Solo Piano · The Music for 2 Pianos, with Ronan O'Hara piano - 79:56

CD 7: LISZT:An Italian Recital - 66:38

CD 8: The Piano Album 2 - 63:54

CD 9: BRAHMS:Piano Concerto No.1Op. 15, BBC Symphony Orchestra · Andrew Davis - 48:48