Disc.Contnets
-- DISC 1 --
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov / Sergei Rachmaninov
Felix Mendelssohn / Sergei Rachmaninov
Fritz Kreisler / Sergei Rachmaninov
-- DISC 2 --
Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36
Ten Preludes, Op. 23
Nine Preludes, Op. 32
Piano: Earl Wild
Producer: Michael Rolland Davis
Engineer: Ed Thompson
Baldwin Piano Technicians: Andrei Svetlichny, Greg Comly, Stewart Cole
Sergei Rachmaninoff was rare among the great composers of history in that he was also a famed conductor and pianist, in equal measure. On these discs, of course, our attention is on his work as a composer and transcriber, but we must not forget the musical scope of this genius. He was renowned as a conductor and pianist, no less than as a composer, enjoying an international reputation and immense popularity for his work in all three arenas. He was the last great proponent of late Russian Romanticism.
Disc.Reviews
American Record Guide review 1 of CD-78002 (PDF document)
American Record Guide review 2 of CD-78002 (PDF document)
American Record Guide review 3 of CD-78002 (PDF document)
American Record Guide, Jan. 2010