RACHMANINOV, Sergey Vasil'yevich (1873-1943) | |
Preludes Op. 23 (1903) | |
1. | No. 1 in F sharp minor: Largo | 3:44 | |
2. | No. 2 in B flat major: Maestoso | 2:58 | |
3. | No. 3 in D minor: Tempo di minuetto | 3:55 | |
4. | No. 4 in D major: Andante cantabile | 4:30 | |
5. | No. 5 in G minor: Alla marcia | 3:35 | |
6. | No. 6 in E flat major: Andante | 3:23 | |
7. | No. 7 in C minor: Allegro | 2:12 | |
8. | No. 8 in A flat major: Allegro vivace | 3:16 | |
9. | No. 9 in E flat minor: Presto | 1:36 | |
10. | No. 10 in G flat major: Largo | 3:36 | |
11. | Prelude in F major, Op. 2 (1891) | 3:30 | |
12. | Canon in D minor (c. 1890) | 1:15 | |
13. | Prelude in E flat minor (1887) | 3:06 | |
14. | Melodie in E major (1887) | 3:15 | |
15. | Gavotte in D major (1887) | 3:26 | |
16. | Prelude in D minor, Op. Posth (1917) | 2:53 | |
17. | Fragments, Op. Posth (1917) | 2:15 | |
18. | Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 (1913) | 2:41 | |
19. | Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3 (1922, rev.1940) | 2:30 | |
20. | Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 (1912) arr. Bax | 6:25 | |
21. | Sorochintsy Fair: Hopak (1924) M. Mussorgsky, arr. Rachmaninov | 1:46 | |
22. | Liebesleid (1921) F. Kreisler, arr. Rachmaninov | 4:33 | |
23. | Liebesfreud (1925) F. Kreisler, arr. Rachmaninov | 6:45 | |
Praise for Alessio’s first solo disc on Signum records (SIGCD156 - Bach Transcribed):
" ... a level of technical control that gives new meaning to the word ‘awesome’ … Furthermore, Bax retains tonal beauty and definition even in the loudest and most sonorous passages"
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" ... the transcriptions can only be mastered by someone with an amazing technique. Audiences still like to be astonished. Alessio Bax astonishes along with the best of them … in short, this disc is a must."
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