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Nikolai Kapustin

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Kapustin, who learned traditional Russian pianism with Ashkenazy and Nikolaeva at the Moscow Conservatory, is a composer-pianist of superb technique, but this is his last recording as he will now concentrate on composition. This is his last recording, as he will now concentrate on composing. In addition to his usual driving performance, the beauty of the piano sound in "Lullaby" and glissando etude, which is reminiscent of Debussy, is a characteristic of his later works, and the composer's fusion of classical and jazz music is full of charm.