An illuminating introduction to the musical riches of the wider Scriabin family, presenting many unfamiliar names and unknown pieces within the rich lineage of the Russian piano tradition.

The works for piano and orchestra by Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) represent a substantial part of his output and reflect his evolving musical style during the early twentieth century.

Outside Italy, the composer Eliodoro Sollima (1926–2000) remains little known to this day – unlike his five musically successful children, most notably the cellist Giovanni Sollima.

The Irish composer and pianist John Field (1782–1837) is still regarded today as the “father of the nocturne”, having established a genre that would later inspire Chopin and generations of Romantic piano composers.