Schubert/ Margolina - Klaviersonaten 850 & 958Pianist Elena Margolina enjoyed an excellent musical education. She completed her studies at the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory with a concert diploma. In 1996 she completed her concert diploma at the Detmold Conservatory of Music with distinction. Elena Margolina is a laureate of several prestigious piano and chamber music competitions. These include the 1st prize at the V. International Schubert Piano Competition in Dortmund in 1995. The artist

and part of a prize for a competition win

Guest stars include Diana Quick

Beethoven/ Sibelius - Violin Ctos Conducted By Wilhelm Furtwangler

and continuing with pieces ofItalian inspiration like the Aria Variata alla maniera italiana

I'm finally having an awakening and seizing my moment by putting out my first real offering and saying

The recordings were made between 1978 and 1988 and include music by Telemann

Additional performances feature The Latvia Radio Choir conducted by Sigvards Klava

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He also found time to enjoy a parallel career as a top class amateur golfer and was in contention to win the 1960 US Open

Byrd was then not yet twenty

Beethoven himself named the Sixth 'Pastoral'

It is engaging