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The piano music of Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915) is one of the hidden secrets of Russian music. Student and friend of Tchaikovsky, Taneyev was called "a formidable pianist and composer of the first rank," but he has never had the attention he deserves. This CD couples a first-ever recording of the only two movements he completed of his youthful piano concerto with more premiere recordings of music for solo piano from across his career, most of them first recordings. Since the Improvisation - composed jointly by Taneyev, Rachmaninov, Arensky, and Glazunov - is a first recording, it provides premieres by all four composers! This recording is published to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Tanyev, on November 13, 1856. The Birthday Joke is a ballet parody, featuring narration from famous pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy, reading a text that is satirical stage directions for the ballet's characters. Another exciting release from the one label dedicated to recording unjustly neglected repertoire.