FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 68:09 | 200 Mb
Classical, Instrumental
Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Sonata was extensively revised by the composer in 1931, and the revised version is tighter and thinner in texture (the Fourth Piano Concerto is a fine example the more restrained and less opulent textures the composer developed in his later years) than the original version of 1913. It represents a supreme challenge to the pianist in either version, and has all the hallmarks of the composer at the height of his powers – he had just finished his huge choral symphony The Bells at the same time. The 6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 are early works which exhibit the flamboyance of the youthful virtuoso. Sonya Bach includes three of the Preludes from the Op. 23 set.
Tracklist:
01. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: I. Allegro agitato (Revised 1931 version) (9:21)
02. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: II. Non allegro (Revised 1931 version) (7:03)
03. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: III. L’istesso tempo – Allegro molto (Revised 1931 version) (5:51)
04. Ten Preludes, Op. 23: No. 4 in D Major, Andante (4:57)
05. Ten Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor, Alla marcia (4:19)
06. Ten Preludes, Op. 23: No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Andante (3:44)
07. Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Andantino (8:19)
08. Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 2 in E-Flat Minor, Allegretto (3:49)
09. Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 3 in B Minor, Andante cantabile (6:55)
10. Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 4 in E Minor, Presto (3:06)
11. Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 5 in D-Flat Major, Adagio sostenuto (4:35)
12. Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 6 in C Major, Maestoso (6:19)