This programme draws on the tradition once known as “shellac music”: piano pieces concise enough to fit the limits of early recording formats, yet rich in character and imagination. Heard together, they form a subtly curated journey through lyricism, dance, and introspection. Familiar favourites sit alongside less often heard miniatures, revealing how composers from Mendelssohn to Debussy distilled expressive depth into compact forms. The selection moves fluidly between youthful fantasy, nostalgic waltz, national colour, and inward reflection, allowing contrasts of elegance and passion to emerge naturally. Rather than presenting these works as virtuoso showpieces alone, the performance emphasises their poetic core, shaping each piece with a sense of breathing line and narrative flow. The result is an unforced, atmospheric recital that invites close listening, evoking a quiet, reflective mood while illuminating a repertoire once pushed aside, now restored to its rightful place in the piano tradition.