Rachmaninov - The Complete Solo Piano Music - Hyperion: CDS440418 - download

This Hyperion set is a significant testament to Howard Shelley's artistry. Pianistically impeccable, he understands what Rachmaninov was about.
The original piano works span 45 years of the composer's... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Catalogue No: CDS440418
Label: Hyperion
Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3

Work length23:58

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No 1 in E flat minor. Élégie

Track length5:51

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No 2 in C sharp minor. Prelude: Lento

Track length5:31

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No 3 in E major. Mélodie

Track length5:05

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No 4 in F sharp minor. Polichinelle

Track length3:13

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No 5 in B flat minor. Sérénade

Track length4:18

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Rachmaninoff: Preludes Op. 23 Nos. 1-10

Work length35:30

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No 01 in F sharp minor. Largo

Track length3:38

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No 02 in B flat major. Maestoso

Track length3:38

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No 03 in D minor. Tempo di minuetto

Track length3:11

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No 04 in D major. Andante cantabile

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No 05 in G minor. Alla marcia

Track length4:15

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No 06 in E flat major. Andante

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No 07 in C minor. Allegro

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No 08 in A flat major. Allegro vivace

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No 09 in E flat minor. Presto

Track length2:02

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No 10 in G flat major. Largo

Track length4:01

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Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de Salon, Op. 10

Work length28:13

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No 1 in A minor. Nocturne

Track length3:37

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No 2 in A major. Valse

Track length3:41

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No 3 in G minor. Barcarolle

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No 4 in E minor. Mélodie

Track length3:56

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No 5 in G major. Humoresque

Track length3:36

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No 6 in F minor. Romance

Track length4:04

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No 7 in D flat major. Mazurka

Track length5:10

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Rachmaninoff: Moments Musicaux, Op. 16

Work length27:58

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No 1 in B flat minor. Andantino

Track length6:59

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No 2 in E flat minor. Allegretto

Track length3:01

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No 3 in B minor. Andante cantabile

Track length6:17

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No 4 in E minor. Presto

Track length2:59

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No 5 in D flat major. Adagio sostenuto

Track length3:37

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No 6 in C major. Maestoso

Track length5:05

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Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36

Work length26:23

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I. Allegro agitato

Track length11:19

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II. Non allegro

Track length7:37

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III. Allegro molto – Poco meno mosso – Presto

Track length7:27

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Rachmaninoff: Morceau de fantaisie in G minor (1890)

Work length1:03

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Rachmaninoff: Song without words

Work length1:09

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Rachmaninoff: Piano Piece in D minor

Work length1:25

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Rachmaninoff: Fughetta in F (1899)

Work length2:05

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Rachmaninoff: Fragments

Work length2:12

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Rachmaninoff: Oriental Dance, Op. 2 No. 2

Work length1:42

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Rachmaninoff: Three Nocturnes

Work length11:23

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I. F sharp minor

Track length4:36

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II. F major

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III. C minor

Track length4:04

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Rachmaninoff: Four Pieces (?1888)

Work length12:08

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No 1 in F sharp minor. Romance

Track length1:59

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No 2 in E flat minor. Prelude

Track length3:14

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No 3 in E major. Mélodie

Track length3:20

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No 4 in D major. Gavotte

Track length3:35

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Rachmaninoff: Preludes Op. 32 Nos. 1-13

Work length42:28

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No 01 in C major. Allegro vivace

Track length1:20

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No 02 in B flat minor. Allegretto

Track length3:02

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No 03 in E major. Allegro vivace

Track length2:35

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No 04 in E minor. Allegro con brio

Track length5:59

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No 05 in G major. Moderato

Track length3:07

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No 06 in F minor. Allegro appassionato

Track length1:29

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No 07 in F major. Moderato

Track length2:57

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No 08 in A minor. Vivo

Track length1:53

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No 09 in A major. Allegro moderato

Track length3:11

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No 10 in B minor. Lento

Track length6:07

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No 11 in B major. Allegretto

Track length2:40

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No 12 in G sharp minor. Allegro

Track length2:43

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No 13 in D flat major. Grave

Track length5:25

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Rachmaninoff: Prelude in F major (1891)

Work length2:59

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Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D minor, Op posth.

Work length2:38

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Excerpt, Rachmaninoff: Études-Tableaux, Op. 33

Work length21:57

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No 1 in F minor. Allegro non troppo

Track length2:34

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No 2 in C major. Allegro

Track length2:21

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No 3 in C minor. Grave (Op posth.)

Track length4:33

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No 5 in D minor. Moderato (Op posth.)

Track length2:34

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No 6 in E flat minor. Non allegro – Presto

Track length1:37

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No 7 in E flat major. Allegro con fuoco

Track length1:43

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No 8 in G minor. Moderato

Track length3:45

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No 9 in C sharp minor. Grave

Track length2:50

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Rachmaninoff: Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39

Work length36:46

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No 1 in C minor. Allegro agitato

Track length3:04

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No 2 in A minor. Lento assai

Track length5:41

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No 3 in F sharp minor. Allegro molto

Track length3:08

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No 4 in B minor. Allegro assai

Track length3:33

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No 5 in E flat minor. Appassionato

Track length4:59

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No 6 in A minor. Allegro

Track length2:42

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No 7 in C minor. Lento lugubre

Track length6:29

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No 8 in D minor. Allegro moderato

Track length3:29

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No 9 in D major. Allegro moderato (Tempo di marcia)

Track length3:41

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Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28

Work length37:28

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I. Allegro moderato

Track length13:38

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II. Lento

Track length9:35

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III. Allegro molto

Track length14:15

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Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36

Work length19:39

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I. Allegro agitato – Meno mosso

Track length8:01

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II. Non allegro – Lento – Più mosso

Track length5:57

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III. Allegro molto – Poco meno mosso – Presto

Track length5:41

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Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22

Work length27:58

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Theme in C minor. Largo

Track length1:11

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Variation 01 in C minor. Moderato

Track length0:31

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Variation 02 in C minor. Allegro

Track length0:16

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Variation 03 in C minor. L'istesso tempo

Track length0:16

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Variation 04 in C minor. L'istesso tempo

Track length0:40

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Variation 05 in C minor. Meno mosso

Track length0:39

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Variation 06 in C minor. Meno mosso

Track length1:04

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Variation 07 in C minor. Allegro

Track length0:18

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Variation 08 in C minor. L'istesso tempo

Track length0:22

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Variation 09 in C minor. L'istesso tempo

Track length0:22

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Variation 10 in C minor. Più vivo

Track length0:34

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Variation 11 in E flat major. Lento

Track length1:40

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Variation 12 in C minor. Moderato

Track length1:33

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Variation 13 in C minor. Largo

Track length1:25

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Variation 14 in C minor. Moderato

Track length1:30

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Variation 15 in F minor. Allegro scherzando

Track length1:20

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Variation 16 in F minor. Lento

Track length1:17

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Variation 17 in E flat minor. Grave

Track length1:24

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Variation 18 in B flat minor. Più mosso

Track length0:50

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Variation 19 in A major. Allegro vivace

Track length1:17

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Variation 20 in C sharp minor. Presto

Track length1:14

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Variation 21 in D flat major. Andante – Più vivo

Track length2:54

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Variation 22 in C major. Maestoso – Meno mosso – Presto

Track length5:21

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Rachmaninoff: Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42

Work length18:43

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No 01. Theme in D minor. Andante

Track length0:54

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No 02. Variation 1 in D minor. Poco più mosso

Track length0:39

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No 03. Variation 2 in D minor. L'istesso tempo

Track length0:35

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No 04. Variation 3 in D minor. Tempo di minuetto

Track length0:31

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No 05. Variation 4 in D minor. Andante

Track length1:09

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No 06. Variation 5 in D minor. Allegro, ma non tanto

Track length0:20

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No 07. Variation 6 in D minor. L'istesso tempo

Track length0:20

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No 08. Variation 7 in D minor. Vivace

Track length0:31

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No 09. Variation 8 in D minor. Adagio misterioso

Track length1:35

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No 10. Variation 9 in D minor. Un poco più mosso

Track length1:04

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No 11. Variation 10 in D minor. Allegro scherzando

Track length0:35

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No 12. Variation 11 in D minor. Allegro vivace

Track length0:20

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No 13. Variation 12 in D minor. L'istesso tempo

Track length0:35

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No 14. Variation 13 in D minor. Agitato

Track length0:34

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No 15. Interlude. Intermezzo

Track length1:09

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No 16. Variation 14 in D flat major. Andante, con prima

Track length1:02

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No 17. Variation 15 in D flat major. L'istesso tempo

Track length1:31

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No 18. Variation 16 in D minor. Allegro vivace

Track length0:29

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No 19. Variation 17 in D minor. Meno mosso

Track length1:01

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No 20. Variation 18 in D minor. Allegro con brio

Track length0:31

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No 21. Variation 19 in D minor. Più mosso – Agitato

Track length0:27

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No 22. Variation 20 in D minor. Più mosso

Track length0:57

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No 23. Coda in D minor. Andante

Track length1:54

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Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de fantaisie, Op 3 revised

Work length4:39

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No 3 in E major. Mélodie

Track length4:39

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Rimsky Korsakov: Skazka o Tsare Saltane 'The Tale of Tsar Saltan'

Work length1:17

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Transcription. The flight of the bumblebee

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Kreisler: Liebesleid

Work length4:17

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Excerpt, Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1

Work length3:00

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Transcription. Minuet

Track length3:00

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Excerpt, Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D795

Work length2:43

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II. Wohin?

Track length2:43

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Mussorgsky: Sorochinskaya yarmarka 'Sorotchinsky fair'

Work length1:46

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Transcription. Hopak

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Excerpt, Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006

Work length8:09

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I. Prelude

Track length3:37

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III. Gavotte

Track length2:41

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VI. Gigue

Track length1:51

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Excerpt, Rachmaninoff: Songs (6), Op. 38

Work length2:19

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III. Margaritki 'Daisies'

Track length2:19

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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo

Work length4:26

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Transcription. Scherzo

Track length4:26

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Rachmaninoff: Songs, Op 21

Work length2:33

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V. Siren' 'Lilacs'

Track length2:33

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Behr: Polka de W R

Work length4:09

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Excerpt, Tchaikovsky: Romances (6), Op. 16

Work length4:09

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I. Kolïbel'naya pesnya 'Lullaby'

Track length4:09

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Kreisler: Liebesfreud

Work length6:55

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2010

This Hyperion set is a significant testament to Howard Shelley's artistry. Pianistically impeccable, he understands what Rachmaninov was about.
The original piano works span 45 years of the composer's life. The earliest pieces here, the Nocturnes, strangely owe allegiance neither to Field nor Chopin, but are very much in the mid- to late 19th-century Russian salon style. The Third, in C minor, has nothing whatever to do with its title.
Nicely written too, but still uncharacteristic, are four pieces from 1888, which amply demonstrate that from his early teens the composer had something individual to say. The Mélodie in E major is memorable for its hypnotic use of piano tone.
Hyperion's recording quality can be heard at its very best here; there's real bloom and colour.
Written shortly after his First Piano Concerto in the early 1890s, the Morceaux de fantaisie, Op 3 bring us to familiar Rachmaninov. The ubiquitous Prelude in C sharp minor is the second number but Shelley tries to do too much with it; he's more effective in the Sérénade with its Spanish overtones.
In the E flat minor Moment musical, Op-16 one feels that he's able to master Rachmaninov's swirling accompaniments idiomatically. In Variation No 15 of the Variations on a Theme of Chopin he succeeds in bringing the notes to life, getting his fingers around the fleet scherzando writing.
The first set of Preludes is mainstream repertoire.
In the warmly expressive D-major Prelude he lends the piece a strong Brahmsian feel and it emerges as very well focused. He transforms the C minor into a restless mood picture. The First Sonata is often dismissed as being unwieldy but Shelley gives it a symphonic stature and allows it to be seen in conjunction more with the composer's orchestral writing. Shortly after the Third Concerto Rachmaninov wrote the Op 32 Preludes. Shelley conjures up an exquisite moonlit scene for the G major, but he's not as impressive in the B minor. However, with him it's always the music that dictates the course of the interpretation. In the two sets of Etudes-tableaux he excels, as he does too in the Second Sonata. He draws together the disparate elements of the finale with terrific mastery and is the equal of the 'Horowitz clones' for technique.
In the Corelli Variations he's not quite in tune with the scope of the work but is outstanding in the transcriptions, if a little straight-faced. The recorded sound is never less than serviceable and is sometimes excellent.

Rachmaninov - The Complete Solo Piano Music

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