First recording of the complete piano music by George Frederick Pinto. English composer George Frederick Pinto (1786-1806) was a child prodigy on violin and piano, playing his first violin concerto at the age of 11. His untimely death at age 21 prompted his teacher and mentor, the famous impresario Salomon to say: “If he had lived…England would have had the honour to produce a second Mozart”. Pinto’s piano music consists of three Grand Sonatas and several variation cycles. His bold harmonic and melodic language, his experiments in form and keyboard writing are all well ahead of his time and suggest comparison with Schubert and Beethoven. Pianist Marek Toporowski chose 5 (copies of) historical instruments, fortepianos which do full justice to the character and sonority of Pinto’s extraordinary piano music. Marek Toporowski is a harpsichordist, organist, pianist and conductor, one of Poland’s foremost performers in the Historical Performance movement. He is a scholar and a well-known collector of historical instruments.

• Pinto, G F: A Shepherd loved a nymph
• Pinto, G F: Eloisa to Abelard
• Pinto, G F: Fantasia and Sonata in C minor
• Pinto, G F: From thee, Eliza, I must go
• Pinto, G F: Grand Sonata in A major, Op. 3 No. 2
• Pinto, G F: Grand Sonata in C minor
• Pinto, G F: Grand Sonata in E flat minor, Op. 3 No. 1
• Pinto, G F: Minuetto in A flat
• Pinto, G F: New Waltz Composed by G. Pinto
• Pinto, G F: Rondo in E flat
• Pinto, G F: Rondo on an Irish Air ('Cory Owen')
• Pinto, G F: Sonatinas (3), for the Piano Forte, Op. 4