These pieces were originally written in 1989 for the composer's daughter Lucy to play on the Piano when she was nine years old. Shortly after this he arranged them for Violin and Piano but Lucy never played them choosing instead to play the Cello!

Album For The Young features 64 classic Piano pieces inspired by the spirit of childhood. From Johannes Brahms' unashamedly lyrical Wiegenlied through the more cerebral approach of Schumann's album Für die Jugend and the works of contemporary composers such as Lutoslawksi and Richard Rodney Bennett, the music contained in this collection offers many contrasting approaches to the idea of music for …