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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Rachmaninov - Preludes & Etudes-Tableaux
Sviatoslav Richter (piano) | 
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Recorded: Budapest, September 1994 (op.36); Neumarkt, December 1994 “Kocsis gives arguably the finest account available of the original version of Rachmaninov's Second Sonata. In the Preludes and Etudes he is thrillingly uncompromising.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2006 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Rachmaninov - Solo Piano Works
 BBC Music Magazine
Disc of the month - April 2005 |
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| |  | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 3 in F sharp minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor Elegie, Op. 3 No. 1 Moment musical No. 3 in B minor, Op. 16 No. 3 Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 5 in E flat minor Moment musical No. 4 in E minor, Op. 16 No. 4 Moment musical No. 5 in D flat major, Op. 16 No. 5 Moment musical No. 6 in C major, Op. 16 No. 6 Prelude Op. 23 No. 2 in B flat major Prelude Op. 23 No. 1 in F sharp minor Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor Prelude Op. 23 No. 6 in E flat major |
Andrei Gavrilov (piano) The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Rachmaninov - Piano Music
Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) For modern audiences the name of Sergei Rachmaninov, who was born in 1873, conjures up great memorable tunes primarily from his second piano concerto (used in the film Brief Encounter) and second symphony; he was indeed the last flowering of Russian late Romanticism. For his contemporaries, however, he was one of the greatest pianists and who was an expert in expressing moods in the briefest time scale – he was a brilliant miniaturist. He wrote 17 Etudes-Tableaux and 26 Préludes, this collection provides all of the former and 5 of the latter including the one (in C# minor), written when was only 19, which became so popular that it haunted him as he was known to the general public by that piece alone. The Second Sonata is in one movement but three distinct sections, with the slower central movement providing some respite from the turbulence of the outer movements. The Variations on a theme of Corelli was Rachmaninov’s last work for solo piano and is based on the traditional tune La follia which Corelli used in his twelfth violin sonata. The Variations are skilfully wrought as they are in the Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, the work that immediately followed it; the tune on which the Variations are made is the 24th Caprice for solo violin by the brilliant violinist-composer Paganini. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Live recording at Gamle Logen, Oslo, 5 December 2005 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Demidenko plays Rachmaninov
Nikolai Demidenko (piano) ‘A marvellous disc’ (BBC Music Magazine) “This excellently chosen selection of Rachmaninov's finest solo piano works is played with superb panache by Demidenko, even if he lacks Richter's sovereign penetration and virtuosity. With a warm acoustic, a most appealing disc.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2007 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Alexander Lazarev (piano) Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Lazarev | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Rachmaninov: Piano Works
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| |  | Evgeny Kissin - The Early Recordings
Bach, J S: | Siciliano from Flute Sonata No. 2 BWV1031 | Brahms: | Intermezzo in E major, Op. 116 No. 6 | Chopin: | Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 Nocturne No. 14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2 Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Nocturne No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 32 No. 2 Mazurka No. 39 in B major, Op. 63 No. 1 Mazurka No. 34 in C major, Op. 56 No. 2 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Waltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3 | Kissin: | Invention No. 2 Invention No. 1 | Liszt: | Rhapsodie espagnole, S254 | Mozart: | Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K414 Moscow Virituosi, Vladimir Spivakov Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 Moscow Virituosi, Vladimir Spivakov | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrei Christiakov Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82 Dance, Op. 32 No. 1 | Rachmaninov: | Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 Prelude Op. 23 No. 1 in F sharp minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 8 in A minor Prelude Op. 23 No. 10 in G flat major Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 1 in C minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 2 in A minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 4 in B minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 5 in E flat minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 6 in A minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 9 in D major | Schubert: | Piano Quintet in A major, D667 'The Trout' with Spivakov, Kovalenko, Milman & Suluga | Schumann: | Arabesque in C major, Op. 18 | Scriabin: | Preludes, Op. 27 (2) Preludes, Op. 37 (4) Four Pieces, Op. 51 Mazurka in E minor, Op. 25 No. 3 Étude Op. 42 No. 5 in C sharp minor | Szymanowski: | Etude In modo di una Canzone, Op. 59, No. 3 |
A valuable sequel to our first Kissin Collection with early recordings. This set of five CD’s once more demonstrates the incredible maturity of Kissin’s playing at a tender age (from 12 to 19 years old). Here one can follow the development of the young pianist from being a child prodigy to an established artist. The repertoire includes some of Mozart concertos together with the Moscow Virtuosi, the ensemble with which Kissin toured in 1988. Next to Prokofiev’s third Piano concerto –together with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra -, this set mainly contains some solo music, including two Inventions by the young pianist himself. With Schubert’s Trout Quintet as a rare example of Kissin playing chamber music. Recordings made between 1984 and 1990. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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