Moscheles was highly appreciated as a pianist by his contemporaries. His rich production of music counts some 135 opuses, almost entirely piano works. Of particular importance among his works are such pieces as the eight Concertos for piano and orchestra, which he wrote between 1819 and 1839, the five Sonatas for solo piano, and various other solo pieces. Unfortunately, the compositions intended specifically for concert performance have now been almost entirely forgotten, whilst his didactic works are still appreciated by music teachers, especially the famous 24 Etudes op. 70. Our CD features the first two Sonatas for piano solo, No. 1 in G Major Op. 4, from 1815, and No. 2 in D Major Op. 22, dating approximately from the same period. The Variations on a Russian theme Op. 23, also composed in 1815 belong, instead, to the rich theme and variations vein. Of great interest are, moreover, the three Fantasias that conclude this recording by Loredana Brigandì. Certainly, it was not by chance that even a severe critic like Robert Schumann was always very respectful when he reviewed the works of his older colleague from Prague. This CD features several pieces that have never been recorded before, and are very rarely performed. Although Ignaz Moscheles was one of the most famous pianist-composers of the nineteenth century, held in great esteem by Schumann himself, nowadays he is virtually disregarded by record companies. Brigandì is specialized in early 19th-century repertoire, Moscheles in particular. This is her first recording with Dynamic.