Ignas Maknickas - Opening

Recorded on a Fazioli piano, this programme of old and new classics highlights Ignas Maknickas' extraordinary sensitivity to the nuances of colour, texture, and lyricism that lie latent in both the score and the instrument. An especially interesting feature of the programme is the five miniatures for piano by Lithuanian composer, Alvidas Remesa, based on the Christian mystical concept of stigmata - a challenge for any pianist's sense of touch, drama, and transcendence. This is a debut album not to be missed.