RACHMANINOFF SERGEY

(9CD) COMPLETE PIANO WORKS
Sergei Rachmaninoff's name will always be associated with the piano. As one of the greatest composer pianists of the 20th century, he stands alongside his younger contemporaries Prokoviev and Mednter as the last in a long line of great composer pianists that reaches back to Mozart and Beethoven 100 years before his first works for piano. These 9CDs chart his progress as a composer for his instrument, starting with the earliest works from the late 1880s. These show the influences of Tchaikovsky, Schumann and Chopin, with Liszt sometimes det...
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(CD) PRELUDES AND ETUDES-TABLEAUX
Etudes-tableaux for Piano Op.33: No.9 in C sharp minor. Grave Etudes-tableaux for Piano Op.33: No.5 in D minor. Moderato Etudes-tableaux for Piano Op.33: No.6 in E flat minor. Non allegro Etudes-tableaux for Piano Op.39: No.1 in C Minor. Allegro agitato Etudes-tableaux for Piano Op.39: No.2 in A minor. Lento assai Etudes-tableaux for Piano Op.39: No.3 in F sharp minor. Allegro molto Etudes-tableaux for Piano Op.39: No.4 in B minor. Allegro assai Etudes-tableaux for Piano Op.39: No.9 in D major. Allegro moderato, tempo di marc...
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(10-CD Set) SERGEY RACHMANINOV: ORCHESTRAL WORKS, PIANO CONCERTOS AND WORKS, ALEKO
CD1 1-26. Rhapsodie Uber ein Thema von Paganini op. 43 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op. 43 Arthur Rubinstein, Klavier / piano - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Fritz Reiner, Dirigent / conductor - aufg. / recorded in: 1956 27. Die Toteninsel op. 29 / The Isle Of The Dead op. 29 Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire - Ernest Ansermet, Dirigent / conductor - aufg. / recorded in: 1954 CD2 1-3. Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 fis-Moll op. 1 / Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor op. 1 Benno Moiseiwitsch, Klavier / piano - Philharmonia...
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(CD) CELLO SONATAS
Bringing together works for cello and piano by some of the greatest composers in Russian music history, the set begins with Rachmaninoff's Cello Sonata - a landmark piece for the composer and whose highlights include a lyrical opening movement and the furiousness of an apparent snowstorm in the second-movement Scherzo. The Pas d'action from Tchaikovsky's ballet Sleeping Beauty, which follows, depicts the moment where Prince Desire, wandering alone in the forest, is approached by the Lilac Fairy who shows him a vision of the beautiful princ...
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(2-CD) LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM - PANTELEY THE HEALER
When one speaks of Rachmaninoff's music, it is usually with reference to his lush, romantic and quintessentially Russian concertos and symphonies. Against the background of what has been described as an 'ambiguous' relationship with the Orthodox Church, however, it is worth noting that the composer also produced a significant number of choral works throughout the course of his career -- The Liturgy of St John Chrysostom is one such example. Having immersed himself in the task of learning to read medieval Russian musical notation, Rachmanin...
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