A surprisingly good confluence of solo piano music from the former Soviet Union has found its way to the CD, SACD, and DVD formats in 2009. Four of these releases are of particular merit, and one of them made my Best of 2009 list.
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Bach‘s Prelude and Fugue in b-flat minor from Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, played by Tatiana Nikolayeva. Originally released by Melodiya, reissued in one of Scribendum’s superb Melodiya archival releases remastered at Abbey Road Studios.