• Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco was one of the most successful and remarkable composers of the first half of the 20th century in Italy. His style is influenced by Neo-Classicism, vivid, brilliant, with the occasional odd dissonance, strongly rhythmical and full of catchy melodies. He fled Anti-semitism before WWO2, and settled in Hollywood where he successfully composed film music for more than 200 films.

• This new recording of music for violin and piano by Castelnuovo-Tedesco contains the rarely performed Violin Concerto for violin and piano, written for Jascha Heifetz, and describing the impressions of his forced exile to the USA fleeing the Italian fascists.

• Apart from several short original works here included are transcriptions of the Intermezzi Op. 117 by Brahms and a selection of the Op. 28 Preludes by Chopin, the highly refined arrangements bringing to light a series of hidden features.

• Played by two excellent Italian soloists (who incidentally gave the first performance of the Violin Concerto in Italy) violinist Fulvio Luciani and pianist Massimiliano Motterle.

• Brahms: Intermezzi (3), Op. 117
• Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto No. 3 for violin and piano, Op. 102
• Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Notturno adriatico, Op. 34
• Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sea Murmurs
• Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Tango
• Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 1 in C major
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 2 in A minor
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 3 in G major
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 in E minor
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 5 in D major
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 8 in F sharp minor
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 9 in E major
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 10 in C sharp minor
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 11 in B major
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 12 in G sharp minor
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 13 in F sharp major
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 14 in E flat minor
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop'
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 16 in B flat minor
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 17 in A flat major
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 18 in F minor
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 19 in E flat major
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 20 in C minor
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 21 in B flat major
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 22 in G minor
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 23 in F major
• Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 24 in D minor