Tatiana Nikolaeva's prophesy about her pupil Nikolai Lugansky - "He is the next one"- has come true. Lugansky is now regarded as one of the major pianists from the Russian Piano School, enjoying a dazzling career across all the continents, playing with the most important orchestras and conductors in world renowned concert venues. He is universally praised for his sincere interpretations, his honesty, his deep burning passion and (last but not least) his limitless and unbelievably perfected technique. This Schumann program offers two major large scale works, played with grandeur and nobility, and a dazzling performance ofsynthesize the fiendishly difficult Toccata. Splendid sonics are featured on this recording dating from the mid-nineties.