“Tibor Harsanyi, now considered one of the most important personalities of the “École de Paris” group, remained for far too long a perfect stranger on the world's stages and concert halls. He composed virtually all of his music while in Paris and never failed to underline the importance of this city for his inspiration. As he said in an interview, “There have been more musical pieces written in this city than in the rest of the world.” It is sad to discover the that at the end of his life in post-war Paris, nobody asked for more of his music or about his whereabouts. Even the letter from the French government conceding him, after a long struggle, his French citizenship, which was refused for years with the explanation that “being a composer is not an occupation, there is a logical argument that Mr. Harsanyi is without occupation”...well, this letter arrived to his letter box probably only a few days after his death and was never opened. It has been my absolute pleasure to revive the piano music of this undeservedly neglected and brilliant composer.” — Giorgio Koukl