The second Piano Classics Explorer 1-CD set offers a wide range of rarely heard French piano repertoire. The Piano Classics Explorer series offers valuable and attractively themed collections from its catalogue. Piano Classics was the first label to exclusively devote itself to piano music. Since its founding in 21 it has released countless extraordinary recordings, presenting many repertoire rarities and amazing young pianists. The press has always been enthusiastic about the label's releases and has showered many 5-star and Editor's Choices on them. This set (as did the first issue in the Explorer Series, the Slavic Edition, PCL 1281) eschews the well-trodden paths (no Debussy, Ravel or Faure here!), but offers rarely heard repertoire by Chaminade, Alkan, Dukas, Vierne, Roussel, Dupont, Hahn, Godard, D'Indy, Magnard and Dutilleux, a treasure trove to explore and savour! The excellent pianists include Vincenzo Maltempo, Alessandro Deljavan, Mark Viner, Muza Rubackyte and others.
