Rachmaninov - The Complete Solo Piano Music - Hyperion: CDS44041/8 - 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: CDS44041/8
Label: Hyperion
Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Rachmaninov: Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3

23:58

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No 1 in E flat minor. Élégie

5:51

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No 2 in C sharp minor. Prelude: Lento

5:31

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No 3 in E major. Mélodie

5:05

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No 4 in F sharp minor. Polichinelle

3:13

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No 5 in B flat minor. Sérénade

4:18

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Rachmaninov: Preludes Op. 23 Nos. 1-10

35:30

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No 01 in F sharp minor. Largo

3:38

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No 02 in B flat major. Maestoso

3:38

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No 03 in D minor. Tempo di minuetto

3:11

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No 04 in D major. Andante cantabile

4:49

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No 05 in G minor. Alla marcia

4:15

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No 06 in E flat major. Andante

3:49

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No 07 in C minor. Allegro

2:37

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No 08 in A flat major. Allegro vivace

3:30

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No 09 in E flat minor. Presto

2:02

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No 10 in G flat major. Largo

4:01

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Rachmaninov: Morceaux de Salon, Op. 10

28:13

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No 1 in A minor. Nocturne

3:37

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No 2 in A major. Valse

3:41

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No 3 in G minor. Barcarolle

4:09

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No 4 in E minor. Mélodie

3:56

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No 5 in G major. Humoresque

3:36

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No 6 in F minor. Romance

4:04

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No 7 in D flat major. Mazurka

5:10

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Rachmaninov: Moments Musicaux, Op. 16

27:58

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No 1 in B flat minor. Andantino

6:59

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No 2 in E flat minor. Allegretto

3:01

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No 3 in B minor. Andante cantabile

6:17

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No 4 in E minor. Presto

2:59

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No 5 in D flat major. Adagio sostenuto

3:37

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No 6 in C major. Maestoso

5:05

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Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor 'original version', Op 36

26:23

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I. Allegro agitato

11:19

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II. Non allegro

7:37

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III. Allegro molto – Poco meno mosso – Presto

7:27

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Rachmaninov: Morceau de fantaisie in G minor

1:03

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Rachmaninov: Song without words

1:09

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Rachmaninov: Pièce in D minor

1:25

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Rachmaninov: Fughetta in F

2:05

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Rachmaninov: Fragments

2:12

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Rachmaninov: Oriental Dance, Op. 2 No. 2

1:42

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Rachmaninov: Three Nocturnes

11:23

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I. F sharp minor

4:36

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II. F major

2:43

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III. C minor

4:04

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Rachmaninov: Four Pieces

12:08

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No 1 in F sharp minor. Romance

1:59

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No 2 in E flat minor. Prelude

3:14

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No 3 in E major. Mélodie

3:20

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No 4 in D major. Gavotte

3:35

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Rachmaninov: Preludes Op. 32 Nos. 1-13

42:28

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No 01 in C major. Allegro vivace

1:20

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No 02 in B flat minor. Allegretto

3:02

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No 03 in E major. Allegro vivace

2:35

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No 04 in E minor. Allegro con brio

5:59

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No 05 in G major. Moderato

3:07

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No 06 in F minor. Allegro appassionato

1:29

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No 07 in F major. Moderato

2:57

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No 08 in A minor. Vivo

1:53

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No 09 in A major. Allegro moderato

3:11

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No 10 in B minor. Lento

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No 11 in B major. Allegretto

2:40

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No 12 in G sharp minor. Allegro

2:43

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No 13 in D flat major. Grave

5:25

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Rachmaninov: Prelude in F major

2:59

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Rachmaninov: Prelude in D minor, Op posth.

2:38

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Excerpt, Rachmaninov: Études-Tableaux, Op. 33

21:57

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No 1 in F minor. Allegro non troppo

2:34

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No 2 in C major. Allegro

2:21

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

4:33

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

2:34

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No 6 in E flat minor. Non allegro – Presto

1:37

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No 7 in E flat major. Allegro con fuoco

1:43

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No 8 in G minor. Moderato

3:45

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No 9 in C sharp minor. Grave

2:50

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Rachmaninov: Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39

36:46

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No 1 in C minor. Allegro agitato

3:04

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No 2 in A minor. Lento assai

5:41

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No 3 in F sharp minor. Allegro molto

3:08

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No 4 in B minor. Allegro assai

3:33

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No 5 in E flat minor. Appassionato

4:59

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No 6 in A minor. Allegro

2:42

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No 7 in C minor. Lento lugubre

6:29

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No 8 in D minor. Allegro moderato

3:29

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

3:41

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

37:28

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I. Allegro moderato

13:38

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II. Lento

9:35

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III. Allegro molto

14:15

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

19:39

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I. Allegro agitato – Meno mosso

8:01

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II. Non allegro – Lento – Più mosso

5:57

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III. Allegro molto – Poco meno mosso – Presto

5:41

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

27:58

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Theme in C minor. Largo

1:11

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Variation 01 in C minor. Moderato

0:31

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Variation 02 in C minor. Allegro

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Variation 03 in C minor. L'istesso tempo

0:16

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Variation 04 in C minor. L'istesso tempo

0:40

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Variation 05 in C minor. Meno mosso

0:39

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Variation 06 in C minor. Meno mosso

1:04

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Variation 07 in C minor. Allegro

0:18

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Variation 08 in C minor. L'istesso tempo

0:22

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Variation 09 in C minor. L'istesso tempo

0:22

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Variation 10 in C minor. Più vivo

0:34

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Variation 11 in E flat major. Lento

1:40

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Variation 12 in C minor. Moderato

1:33

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Variation 13 in C minor. Largo

1:25

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Variation 14 in C minor. Moderato

1:30

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Variation 15 in F minor. Allegro scherzando

1:20

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Variation 16 in F minor. Lento

1:17

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Variation 17 in E flat minor. Grave

1:24

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Variation 18 in B flat minor. Più mosso

0:50

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Variation 19 in A major. Allegro vivace

1:17

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Variation 20 in C sharp minor. Presto

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Variation 21 in D flat major. Andante – Più vivo

2:54

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

5:21

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

18:43

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No 01. Theme in D minor. Andante

0:54

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

0:39

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

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

0:31

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No 05. Variation 4 in D minor. Andante

1:09

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

0:20

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

0:20

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No 08. Variation 7 in D minor. Vivace

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No 09. Variation 8 in D minor. Adagio misterioso

1:35

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

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No 11. Variation 10 in D minor. Allegro scherzando

0:35

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No 12. Variation 11 in D minor. Allegro vivace

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

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No 14. Variation 13 in D minor. Agitato

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No 15. Interlude. Intermezzo

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

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

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No 18. Variation 16 in D minor. Allegro vivace

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No 19. Variation 17 in D minor. Meno mosso

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

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

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No 22. Variation 20 in D minor. Più mosso

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No 23. Coda in D minor. Andante

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Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisie, Op 3 revised

4:39

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No 3 in E major. Mélodie

4:39

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

1:17

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Transcription. The flight of the bumblebee

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Kreisler: Liebesleid

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Excerpt, Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1

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Transcription. Minuet

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Excerpt, Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D795

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II. Wohin?

2:43

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Mussorgsky: Sorochinskaya yarmarka 'Sorotchinsky fair'

1:46

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Transcription. Hopak

1:46

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

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I. Prelude

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III. Gavotte

2:41

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VI. Gigue

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Excerpt, Rachmaninov: 6 Songs, Op. 38

2:19

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III. Margaritki 'Daisies'

2:19

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Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum, Op 21

4:26

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Transcription. Scherzo

4:26

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Rachmaninov: Songs, Op 21

2:33

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V. Siren' 'Lilacs'

2:33

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Behr: Polka de W R

4:09

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Tchaikovsky: Shest Romansov 'Six Romances', Op 16

4:09

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I. Kolïbel'naya pesnya 'Lullaby'

4:09

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Kreisler: Liebesfreud

6:55

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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.

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