Robert Silverman: Discography

Robert Silverman
Discography

The Parlour Grand, Vol. II
Marquis Classics
Marquis ERAD 201

This album and its companion volume are available in a 2-disc set from EMI Canada, modestly entitled
The Best Parlour Piano Album in the World... Ever!

	Robert Silverman performs 18 more favorites from a bygone era, this time on a 1913 Pleyel	Isaac Albeniz · Tango T. Badarzewska-Baranowska · The Prayer Granted Frank Bridge · Rosemary Cecile Chaminade · Scarf Dance Frederic Chopin · Valse in C sharp minor Louis-Claude Daquin · Le coucou Gluck-Sgambati · Dance of the Blessed Spirits Benjamin Godard · Au Matin Leopold Godowsky · Alt Wien Percy Grainger · Country Gardens Calixa Lavallee · Le Papillion, Op. 18 Anatole Liadov · Musical snuffbox, Op. 32 Schubert-Liszt · Staendchen Felix Mendelssohn · Spring Song Ethelbert Nevin · Narcissus Gabriel Pierne · Marche des petits soldats de plomb Francis Thome · Simple aveu, Op. 25 Carl Maria von Weber · Invitation to the Dance

"In this sequel to the successful first volume, Vancouver pianist Robert Silverman's light touch on a 1913 Pleyel Grand gives authenticity and intimacy to obscure, sentimental salon pieces from the last two centuries."

Saturday Night

"Most importantly, Robert Silverman brings to this music the artistic integrity that marks his excellent renditions of more serious and more challenging classical compositions. Intelligent grasp of musical ideas and expert manual technique distinguish his performances of Beethoven, and they are in ample evidence here too."

Ottawa Citizen

"Exhales nostalgia ... Silverman's performance is an idealization of what generations of young women and men, with so much pre-TV time on their hands, must have dreamt of achieving."

Vancouver Sun **** rating