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Pianist Anna Fedorova uncovers three rarities from her own record collection

Ginastera Cinco canciones populares argentinas

Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Hyperion CDA67186

I encountered these through the double bass repertoire, even though they are written for voice and piano. My husband Nicholas Schwartz is a wonderful double bass player and he shared this beautiful disc with me.

I was captured by the wide range of colours and strong characters – though short, every piece opens its own world. Valentin Silvestrov Last Love

Jana Ivanilova (soprano), Alexei Lubimov (piano) Megadisc MDC 7832 My father, Borys Fedorov, played Silvestrov’s First Piano Sonata at a festival in Ukraine; he met the composer, and musicologist Yakiv Hubanov. Hubanov gave him a tape with this song on and my father often played it at home; I was captured by the beauty of it. Fyodor Tyutchev’s poem is beautifully set; the music transports you to a dreamy nostalgic world and resembles old Russian romances. Marcelo Nisinman Daniel’s Tango

Daniel Rowland (violin), Natacha Kudritskaya (piano) et al

Basta Music 3093482

I’ve always had a fascination for tangos, and a few years ago I got to know the amazing Argentinian bandoneonist and composer Marcelo Nisinman. He knew Piazzolla, spent time with him and learned a lot from him. Daniel’s Tango is one of the larger tangos he has written and it is dedicated to the violinist Daniel Rowland. The music captures you from the very first notes. It has a range of characters and emotions, drastic changes in tempo, dynamic contrasts and incredible energy.

Anna Fedorova’s new album Silhouettes is out now on Channel Classics