Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Performer: Sonya Bach
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Rubicon
Release: 2021
Size: 2.51 GB
Recovery: +3%
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36
01. I. Allegro agitato (Revised 1931 version)
02. II. Non allegro (Revised 1931 version)
03. III. L’istesso tempo – Allegro molto (Revised 1931 version)
04. Prelude Op. 23 No. 4 in D major
05. Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor
06. Prelude Op. 23 No. 6 in E flat major
Moments Musicaux, Op. 16
07. No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Andantino
08. No. 2 in E-Flat Minor, Allegretto
09. No. 3 in B Minor, Andante cantabile
10 .No. 4 in E Minor, Presto
11. No. 5 in D-Flat Major, Adagio sostenuto
12. No. 6 in C Major, Maestoso
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.