Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Performer: Nikolai Demidenko
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Helios
Catalogue: CDH55239
Release: 2007
Size: 183 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Études-Tableaux, Op. 33
01. No. 2 in C major. Allegro
02. No. 8 in G minor. Moderato
Preludes Op. 23 Nos. 1-10
03. No. 01 in F sharp minor. Largo
04. No. 03 in D minor. Tempo di minuetto
05. No. 05 in G minor. Alla marcia
06. No. 07 in C minor. Allegro
07. No. 10 in G flat major. Largo
Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3
08. No. 1 in E flat minor. Élégie
09. No. 2 in C sharp minor. Prelude: Lento
10. No. 3 in E major. Mélodie
11. No. 4 in F sharp minor. Polichinelle
12. No. 5 in B flat minor. Sérénade
Preludes Op. 32 Nos. 1-13
13. No. 06 in F minor. Allegro appassionato
14. No. 08 in A minor. Vivo
15. No. 10 in B minor. Lento
16. No. 12 in G sharp minor. Allegro
Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39
17. No. 3 in F sharp minor. Allegro molto
18. No. 4 in B minor. Allegro assai
19. No. 5 in E flat minor. Appassionato
This excellently chosen selection of Rachmaninov’s finest solo piano works is played with superb panache by Demidenko, even if he lacks Richter’s sovereign penetration and virtuosity. With a warm acoustic, a most appealing disc.