Solomon was certainly one of the most important pianists of the 20th Century. However his career was cut short by a stroke which further on prevented him from playing music for the final 30 years of his life. As a child he had been sent to live with his teacher, Mathilde Verne, who had studied with Clara Schumann. He then studied in Paris with Lazare-Levy. Already in 1946 Solomon had been appointed Commander of the British Empire for his contributions to the arts and sciences. Solomon was praised for the clarity, tonal beauty and imaginativeness of his playing, which is exactly what we hear on this album: Piano Masterpieces by Grieg, Schumann and Beethoven interpreted by one of the master pianists of the 20th Century - timeless interpretations, art on the highest level!