After diversions into other fields, including the music of her , pianist (Korean: ) has emerged with a specialty one might expect from a student of : she is a talented performer in Russian virtuoso repertory. 's music is better known in orchestral renderings than in keyboard versions, but to pull off a convincing recital for keyboard is difficult. 's is superb. She opens with an arrangement of the orchestral by , dating from around 1902; the work was certainly heard this way prior to recordings (and it has been recorded as well before 's reading). It sets the large dimensions of 's performance, with a broad, gloomy witches' sabbath resolving to a melodic finale inaugurated by convincing church bells. For many listeners, the highlight will be the presence of four of 's rather sparse output of short piano pieces. Sample the minimalistic, two-line , which is pure in its total tonal independence, and wonder why this work is not included on recitals more often. The grand finale is , also identified in the booklet as being an arrangement by , but this seems to be a mistake; what is heard is 's piano original. It is a superb performance, both imposing and wonderfully detailed in smaller sections like the "Tuilleries." With 's engineering from a Seoul studio catching all the many shades of 's performances, this is an unusually satisfying release. ~ James Manheim