Rachmaninov, Sergey: 24 Preludes

CDA30015 Katalognummer
034571300153 EAN
1CD Format
2010 Utgivelsesår
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Hyperion

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Rachmaninov, Sergei:

Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Op. 3 / 2
Prelude #1 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 23 / 1
Prelude #2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23 / 2
Prelude #3 In D Minor, Op. 23 / 3
Prelude #4 In D, Op. 23 / 4
Prelude #5 In G Minor, Op. 23 / 5
Prelude #6 In E Flat, Op. 23 / 6
Prelude #7 In C Minor, Op. 23 / 7
Prelude #8 In A Flat, Op. 23 / 8
Prelude #9 In E Flat Minor, Op. 23 / 9
Prelude #10 In G Flat, Op. 23 / 10
Prelude #1 In C, Op. 32 / 1
Prelude #2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 32 / 2
Prelude #3 In E, Op. 32 / 3
Prelude #4 In E Minor, Op. 32 / 4
Prelude #5 In G, Op. 32 / 5
Prelude #6 In F Minor, Op. 32 / 6
Prelude #7 In F, Op. 32 / 7
Prelude #8 In A Minor, Op. 32 / 8
Prelude #9 In A, Op. 32 / 9
Prelude #10 In B Minor, Op. 32 / 10
Prelude #11 In B, Op. 32 / 11
Prelude #12 In G Sharp Minor, Op. 32 / 12
Prelude #13 In D Flat, Op. 32 / 13

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Produktbeskrivelse

INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW 'OUTSTANDING' AWARD
BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE INSTRUMENTAL CHOICE
GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE
THE TIMES CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK
THE SUNDAY TIMES CD OF THE WEEK
DAILY TELEGRAPH CD OF THE WEEK
MUSICAL OPINION RECORD O F THE MONTH

Steven Osborne’s live performances of Rachmaninov’s preludes were greeted ecstatically by critics and audience alike: a new benchmark for performances of these works, and a new departure for this most subtle and sensitive of pianists. Now Steven has committed the complete cycle to disc—a surprisingly rare recording venture in itself. His matchless musicianship has rarely been so blazingly evident as it is here. Also apparent is his deeply individual relationship with the repertoire. This is a disc to treasure.

‘There are few pianists who offer such range and depth of palette: not even Ashkenazy's seminal reading … this has award-winner written all over it’ (Gramophone)

‘Outstanding Rachmaninov playing of acute perception, discretion and poetic sensibility, limpid, powerful and luminous in equal measure’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Extremely impressive all round … Osborne lavishes a remarkable level of authority on every one of these masterworks, playing with a rare combination of technical ease, tonal lustre and idiomatic identification. He also has the undeniable advantage of a magnificent Steinway instrument with a rich, opulent sonority and great solidity in its bass register … in summary, Osborne goes from strength to strength as he moves through the cycle, wrapping up the final page of the concluding D flat prelude in a blaze of glory … for a truly spellbinding modern account, Osborne now holds the winning ticket’ (International Record Review)

‘The velvet tone with which Osborne caresses the tendrils of the melody at the beginning of Op 23/6, the stunning clarity of the gesture in Op 32/6 and the fingerwork in Op 32/8, the gloriously saturated climax of Op 31/13 … the subtly of color and his unerring control of phrasing and dynamics over long musical spans, the lyricism never turns saccharine, the introspection never turns to self-pity, and the melancholy never glowering … Osborne is arguably at the top of the list’ (Fanfare, USA)