The final instalment of Dirk Joeres’ survey of romantic piano music from central and northern Europe features the music of Schubert – his popular 'Moments Musicaux', the 'Klavierstück' in A Major and the Allegretto in C Minor – in addition to the charming 'Six Impromptus' by his Bohemian contemporary, Jan Václav Hugo Voríšek. Joeres has been highly praised for his performances of this repertoire in concert halls all around the world.
Nadia Boulanger, the grande dame of 20th century musical life, characterised Dirk Joeres as "a supreme musician with charismatic stage presence". Born in Bonn, Joeres studied piano, conducting and composition in Berlin, Cologne, London and Paris, receiving important stimulii from Nadia Boulanger and Bruno Seidlhofer. He came into the spotlight in 1972 after winning first prize at the International Piano Competition in Vercelli and taking over a recital at short notice from an indisposed Claudia Arrau, with sensational success. Engagements with renowned orchestras soon followed, as well as repeated appearances at festivals such as the Berlin Festwochen, Klavierfestival Ruhr and Prague Spring.