Martinu: Complete Piano Music Volume 6

Giorgio Koukl’s survey of Martinu’s complete piano music has been praised as “a delight” (Gramophone) and “estimable and important” (MusicWeb International). Since the release of Volume 4 (8570215), several manuscripts of previously unperformed, unknown or lost works have been discovered. While Volume 5 (8572175) presented six polkas and five waltzes, this disc draws on manuscript sources for Jeux (Games) Series I, Three Lyric Pieces, Evening at the Shore, Song Without Words and the Nocturne, works which deepen both our appreciation of Martinu’s genius and Koukl’s advocacy of his music.