Sonya Bach - Sonya Bach, Rachmaninov

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£13.95

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: RCD1058
Barcode: 5065002149572
Release Date: 25th June 2021
Genre: Classical

 Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Sonata was extensively revised by the composer in 1931 and the revised version is tighter and thinner in texture (the 4th piano concerto is a fine example of the more
restrained and less opulent textures the composer developed in his later years) than the original version of 1913.
 It represents a supreme challenge to the pianist in either version and has all the hallmarks of the composer at the height of his powers - he had just finished his huge choral symphony ‘The Bells’ at the same time.
 The 6 Moments Musicaux Op.16 are early works which exhibit the flamboyance of the youthful virtuoso. Sonya Bach includes three of the
Preludes from the Op.23 set.

Tracklisting:
Piano Sonata No. 2 in BFlat Minor, Op. 36: I. Allegro agitato (Revised
1931 version)
Piano Sonata No. 2 in BFlat Minor, Op. 36: II. Non allegro (Revised 1931
version)
Piano Sonata No. 2 in BFlat Minor, Op. 36: III. L’istesso tempo - Allegro
molto (Revised 1931 version)
Ten Preludes, Op. 23: No. 4 in D Major, Andante
Ten Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor, Alla marcia
Ten Preludes, Op. 23: No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Andante
Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Andantino
Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 2 in E-Flat Minor, Allegretto
Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 3 in B Minor, Andante cantabile
Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 4 in E Minor, Presto
Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 5 in D-Flat Major, Adagio sostenuto
Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 6 in C Major, Maestoso