Composer: Anton Rubinstein
Performer: Martin Cousin
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574427
Release: 2023
Size: 278 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Prelude and Fugue Op. 53
01. Prelude No. 1 in A Flat Major
02. Fugue No. 1 in A Flat Major
03. Prelude No. 2 in F Minor
04. Fugue No. 2 in F Minor
05. Prelude No. 3 in E Major
06. Fugue No. 3 in E Major
07. Prelude No. 4 in B Minor
08. Fugue No. 4 in B Minor
09. Prelude No. 5 in G Major
10. Fugue No. 5 in G Major
11. Prelude No. 6 in C Minor
12. Fugue No. 6 in C Minor
Pieces, Op. 71
13. No. 1, Nocturne in A Flat Major
14. No. 2, Mazurka in F Minor
15. No. 3, Scherzo in D Flat Major
16. Concert Etude in C Major ‘On False Notes’
Anton Rubinstein’s remarkable virtuoso career during the 19th century coincided almost exactly with the final developments of the modern piano. The increasing popularity of the instrument combined with Rubinstein’s formidable execution earned him enormous popularity as a performer. The Six Preludes and Fugues in Free Style are major works, each piece dedicated and alluding to famous composers and performers of the day. The charming Three Pieces are small-scale character works, while the Concert Étude in C major is a witty display piece in which ‘wrong notes’ are instantly corrected, like an errant pupil attempting to disguise mistakes.