The first in a distinguished series of recordings from the Schnabel Music Foundation, this disc features compositions by Artur Schnabel from several periods of his life played by Artur Schnabel's student and daughterin-law Helen Schnabel. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1901) with C.F. Adler and Vienna Orchestra, Seven Piano Pieces (1948), Reverie (1898), 10 Songs (1899-1903) with Erika Francoulon, soprano.

Helen Schnabel sought out gems of the piano literature for her recordings that had largely been neglected. Here she plays the original transcription by Beethoven of his famous violin concerto (with C.F. Adler and Vienna Orchestra), plus two little known works for solo piano. Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, No. 6, Op. 61. Carl Maria von Weber: Sonata No. 4 in e minor, Op. 70, G. Francesco Malipiero: Poemi Asolani (Poems of Asolo).

The American Russian Youth Orchestra in Concert at Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, June 14, 1997 Leon Botstein, Conductor and Music Director Malin Fritz, Mezzo-soprano; Jung-Hack Seo, Baritone The Russian Chamber Chorus of New York and the New Amsterdam Singers under the direction of Nicolal Kachanov.

In this tenth anniversary concert recording, this vital youth orchestra, with chorus and soloists, presents the rarely heard Moscow: Coronation Cantata for Czar Alexander III. Another rarity is John Knowles Paine's "As You Like It" Overture.