Composer: Frédéric François Chopin, Ferencz Liszt, Robert Schumann
Performer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8112020
Release: 2009
Size: 207 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
02. Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9
03. Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
04. Chopin: Waltz No. 8 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3
05. Chopin: Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. post., KKIVa:15, B 56
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 ‘Marche funèbre’
06. I. Grave – Doppio movimento
07. II. Scherzo
08. III. Marche funebre: Lento
09. IV. Finale. Presto
Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9
10. No. 1, Preambule
11. No. 2, Pierrot
12. No. 3, Arlequin
13. No. 4, Valse noble
14. No. 5, Eusebius
15. No. 6, Florestan
16. No. 7, Coquette
17. No. 8, Replique
18. Sphinx 1-3
19. No. 9, Papillons
20. No. 10, ASCH – SCHA (Lettres dansantes)
21. No. 11, Chiarina
22. No. 12, Chopin
23. No. 13, Estrella
24. No. 14, Reconnaissance
25. No. 15, Pantalon et Colombine
26. No. 16, Valse allemande
27. No. 17, Intermezzo. Paganini
28. No. 18, Aveu
29. No. 19, Promenade
30. No. 20, Pause
31. No. 21, Marche des Davidsbundler contre les Philistins
Schumann: Spanisches Liederspiel, Op. 74
32. No. 10, Der Kontrabandiste (Arr. C. Tausig)
Liszt: Chants Polonais after Chopin, S480
33. No. 6, Die Heimkehr (Narzeczony, Homeward) [After Chopin’s Op. 74]
34. No. 1, Madchens Wunsch (Zyczenie, the Maiden’s Wish) [After Chopin’s Op. 74]
Rachmaninov’s formidable piano technique was notable for its precision, rhythmic drive, refined legato, crystalline clarity and sensitivity to melodic line. While avoiding sentimentality, he sought and expressed music’s emotional essence.
Though fleet fingered, he had, in Arthur Rubinstein’s words, “the secret of the golden, living tone which comes from the heart”, awing listeners with the aristocratic quality of his playing.
This is particularly evident in his interpretations of Chopin, Schumann and Liszt, whose great Romantic spirit matched his own. Even today, his recordings remain classics.