Reviewers praised Josu Gallastegui's debut American release for its"brilliant, focused, percussive sound," and former New York City Ballet soloist George Lee called it"a stunning new standard for music in this field." With 20 selections for standard ballet class and an additional 16 selections for character class, this collection is an extraordinary--and extraordinarily beautiful--resource for teachers, dancers, and studios alike. The standard ballet class contains music by Beethoven, Liszt, Mahler, Lecuona, and Gallastegui himself. The character CD includes mazurka, tarantella, jota, bolero, and much more. Gallastegui has been an accompanist for American Ballet Theater, Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Gelsey Kirkland Ballet Academy, Mark Morris Dance Group, School of American Ballet, and Madrid’s Real Escuela de Danza in Madrid. He has worked with leading dancers and choreographers including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Cynthia Gregory, Cynthia Harvey, Susan Jaffe, Allegra Kent, Gelsey Kirkland, Rudolf Nureyev, Anna Sokolow, and Ross Stretton among many others. In 2010, he performed with legendary ballerina Maya Plisetskaya at a gala in her honor. Dancer/choreographer David Parsons has said that Gallastegui has “goldfingers” while Susan Jaffe describes his work as “deeply creative, wonderfully musical, and completely enjoyable to dance to.” Mikhail Baryshnikov has called Gallastegui “a superb musician with a remarkable sensitivity for ballet.”