Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Performer: Steven Osborne
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68365
Release: 2022
Size: 1.03 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Lento
03. III. Allegro molto
04. Prelude in D minor Op. post. (1917)
05. Oskolki ‘Fragments’
06. Oriental Sketch (1917)
Vespers, Op. 37
07. V. Nunc dimittis
Moments Musicaux, Op. 16
08. No 1 in B flat minor. Andantino
09. No 2 in E flat minor. Allegretto
10. No 3 in B minor. Andante cantabile
11. No 4 in E minor. Presto
12. No 5 in D flat major. Adagio sostenuto
13. No 6 in C major. Maestoso
‘Rachmaninov fans won’t want to miss this’ was Gramophone’s verdict on Steven Osborne’s recording of the Études-tableaux, and this thrilling new release is an equally essential acquisition. Osborne proves a predictably fine exponent of the Faustian Piano Sonata No 1 and is no less compelling in the selection of shorter works which completes the album.