These 12 pieces recalling a year spent in Italy are emphatically more than salon frippery. And while the influence of her brother can be felt in the scherzo movements, Das Jahr is no mere pale imitation. It needs a deft touch to realize fully the variety of styles here, and Lorenzen is best in the more ‘Germanic’ movements (such as ‘August’). Hopefully other pianists will now be encouraged to try these pieces – they’re quite a discovery.'