First Prize winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2015, Dmitry Masleev now presents an all-Rachmaninoff album, featuring the sublime Corelli Variations and Études-Tableaux, alongside some of the composer’s exquisite miniatures, including the relatively early romances 'Zdes khorosho' and 'Ne poy, krasavitsa', which open a window onto Rachmaninoff’s sumptuous lyrical vein.
Dmitry Masleev introduces the album in these words:
“I would be very happy if even just one piece on this album were to spark a genuine interest in a young listener and inspire them to delve further into Sergei Rachmaninoff’s musical world. It reminds me of my school years, when I happened upon a recording of an Étude-Tableau in D minor – a work I had never heard before. I think I listened to it ten times in a row, before setting out to discover every work by Rachmaninoff I could get hold of. From that day on, his music has never left me.”
1. Fragments
Études-tableaux Op. 33
2. No. 8, in C-Sharp Minor. Grave
3. No. 4 in D Minor. Moderato
4. No. 7 in G Minor. Moderato
5. No. 6 in E-Flat Major. Allegro con fuoco
6. Elegie in E-Flat Minor (Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3/1)
7. Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne (6 Romances, Op. 4/4) piano version by Dmitry Masleev
8. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor (Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3/2)
9. Zdes horosho (12 Romances, Op. 21/7) piano version by Dmitry Masleev
Études-tableaux Op. 39
10. No. 4 in B Minor. Allegro assai
11. 9 in D Major. Allegro moderato
12-34. Corelli Variations Op. 42
35. Vocalise (14 Romances Op. 34/14) piano version by Alan Richardson
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