Burkard Schliessmann’s At The Heart of the Piano Nominated for Opus Klassik

Burkard Schliessmann‘s At The Heart of the Piano release has been nominated for the 2022 OPUS KLASSIK Award in the Solo Instrumental Recording category!

The OPUS KLASSIK is a top prize for classical music in Germany and is awarded by the Verein zur Förderung der Klassischen Musik e. V. The 2022 Award will be presented to 45 winners across 27 categories as selected by a specialist jury comprised of representatives from the music and media industry. The winners will be announced on the weekend of 9 October at the official awards ceremony in Berlin.

At The Heart Of The Piano

A special 3-CD / triple digital album of great Romantic works by one of the world’s most accomplished pianists specialising in works of that era. These stunning performances of Busoni’s Chaconne (after J S Bach) and Berg’s Sonata are receiving their first release; the other tracks were previously issued (on CD only, not digitally ) by Bayer and have been newly remastered.

“Schliessmann’s commanding performance is beautifully variegated… [his] technique is rock solid. Considered, polished reading… magnificently powerful, warmth and academic integrity” —Colin Clarke, International Piano