‘a light exists’ works by KAPRÁLOVÁ | BERG | KLEIN | BARBER | CARTER – Evan Mitchell, piano
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‘a light exists’ works by KAPRÁLOVÁ | BERG | KLEIN | BARBER | CARTER – Evan Mitchell, piano

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This first FHR release from US pianist Evan Mitchell features five works written by composers early in their careers. In music that bursts with inspiration, the promise and possibility of youth are on full display. Three of the composers on this album – Samuel Barber, Alban Berg, and Elliott Carter – went on to lead full lives, and these works grant us an early preview of their genius. The other two composers heard here each only lived to age 25: Vítězslava Kaprálová succumbed to an illness and Gideon Klein perished at Auschwitz. Their light exists in wondrous, if only partly realised, musical legacies.

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Released 30 October 2026
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Released on a limited edition DigiSleeve CD and on all digital platforms: 30 October 2026

Evan Mitchell piano

Vítězslava KAPRÁLOVÁ (1915–1940)
1–4.  Dubnová preludia (April Preludes), Op. 13 (1937)

Alban BERG (1885–1935)
5. Piano Sonata in B minor, Op. 1 (1907–08)

Gideon KLEIN (1919–1945)
6–8. Piano Sonata (1943)

Samuel BARBER (1910–1981)
9. Interlude I (Adagio for Jeanne), Op. post. (1932)

Elliot CARTER (1908–2012)
10–11. Piano Sonata (1945–46)

Recorded at Pulp Arts, Gainesville, Florida, USA, 12, 22, 25 and 28 July 2025
Produced by Evan Mitchell and Michael Tubbs
Recorded and edited by Michael Tubbs Mastered by Winston Goertz-Giffen
24bit, 96kHz high resolution recording, editing and mastering
A surround sound, spatial audio mix with Dolby Atmos of this recording, by Wes Jones , will also be available on streaming services

Piano technician: Christopher Paschall