After the successful release of Grieg’s “Lyric Pieces”, Japanese pianist Hideyo Harada now presents her second SACD. It unites two strikingly different cycles: Tchaikovsky’s musical poetry and Rachmaninov’s virtuosic art, which enabled him to create an entire cosmos of musical characters and dramatic tension from a single theme.

The interpretation is characterized by finely wrought detail and a profound grasp of internal relationships and larger shape. Virtuosity serves expressive intensity in a recording that offers fresh interpretations while remaining faithful to the spirit of each composer.