His ninth solo album on Signum Records, Alessio Bax combines exceptional lyricism and insight with consummate technique and is without a doubt “among the most remarkable young pianists now before the public” (Gramophone). Here he presents an album of works for dancing, including tangos and waltzes spanning three centuries. Featuring composers such as JS Bach, Manuel de Falla and Béla Bartók, a variety of cultures are showcased in this album for solo piano and features contributions to an arrangement by Bax himself.
“A wonderful encore. Brahms’ Hungarian Dance, No.6 in Hungarian virtuoso György Cziffra’s flamboyant arrangement and it’s the last track on the new album from Alessio Bax which he’s called Forgotten Dances, although I have to say I found them all pretty memorable. Bartok’s dance suite is wonderfully pungent and folky, Falla’s Ritual fire dances, suitably in synergy, Ravel’s La valse Emerges from the mists of time and delivers a shattering climax and Bax begins this beautifully played celebration of dance with Bach’s English Suite no. 2.” – BBC Radio 3 Record Review
“As Bryce Morrison remarks in his impressive booklet notes, Bax has a remarkable empathy with the Spanish idiom, performing here with idiomatic flair and touching delicacy” – Pianist
“Why call this smartly programmed collection ‘Forgotten Dances’ when the performances are so consistently memorable?…[Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance] a wonderful performance…[Bax graces] us with a programme that may well constitute his finest solo release to date” – Gramophone
“[Bax] Succeeds in achieving an exciting, versatile compilation.” – Fono Forum