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Sergey Rachmaninov, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Rachmaninov: 24 Preludes/Piano Sonata No.2
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. Prelude, Op.3 No.2 In C Sharp Minor
2. 10 Preludes, Op.23: No.1 In F Sharp Minor
3. 10 Preludes, Op.23: No.2 In B Flat Major
4. 10 Preludes, Op.23: No.3 In D Minor
5. 10 Preludes, Op.23: No.4 In D Major
6. 10 Preludes, Op.23: No.5 In G Minor - Mel Torme
7. 10 Preludes, Op.23: No.6 In E Flat Major
8. 10 Preludes, Op.23: No.7 In C Minor
9. 10 Preludes, Op.23: No.8 In A Flat Major
10. 10 Preludes, Op.23: No.9 In E Flat Minor
11. 10 Preludes, Op.23: No.10 In G Flat Major
12. 13 Preludes, Op.32: No.1 In C Major
13. 13 Preludes, Op.32: No.2 In B Flat Minor
14. 13 Preludes, Op.32: No.3 In E Major
15. 13 Preludes, Op.32: No.4 In E Minor
Track Listings (12) - Disc #2
1. Preludes, Op. 32 Nos. 5 - 13: No. 5 In G Major
2. Preludes, Op. 32 Nos. 5 - 13: No. 6 In F Minor
3. Preludes, Op. 32 Nos. 5 - 13: No. 7 In F Major
4. Preludes, Op. 32 Nos. 5 - 13: No. 8 In A Minor
5. Preludes, Op. 32 Nos. 5 - 13: No. 9 In A Major
6. Preludes, Op. 32 Nos. 5 - 13: No. 10 In B Minor
7. Preludes, Op. 32 Nos. 5 - 13: No. 11 In B Major
8. Preludes, Op. 32 Nos. 5 - 13: No. 12 In G Sharp Minor
9. Preludes, Op. 32 Nos. 5 - 13: No. 13 In D Flat Major
10. Piano Sonata No. 2: I Allegro agitato
11. Piano Sonata No. 2: II Non allegro
12. Piano Sonata No. 2: III Allegro molto

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CD Details

All Artists: Sergey Rachmaninov, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Title: Rachmaninov: 24 Preludes/Piano Sonata No.2
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: Decca
Release Date: 5/16/1995
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 028944384123

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CD Reviews

What's up with the bashing!?

Vivaldi Collector | 10/22/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Some previous reviewer's bashing of the prolific Ashkenazy is misguided. Just because a great artist records and sells many records doesn't mean he is from Disneyland. He's not even close to being a product of the "capitalism system" this reviewer was referring to. I own 4 other versions of these "Preludes," including those by the great Shelly, Dame Lampany and the composer himself. This set surpasses them all in terms of pure poeticism. A machine? A "cardboard piano robot"? What are you talking about?"

It is hard to imagine any pianist surpassing this!

Vivaldi Collector | 07/20/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ashkenazy plays the Preludes with perfect control, and exquisite shading. He sounds authentically Slavonic, comfortably bettering the recordings made by Alexeev, Richter, Gavrilov and Cliburn. He manages to make the famous C# minor Prelude sound fresh. In fact it is hard to imagine better performances of any of the Preludes. The Sonata, while not my favourite Rachmaninov, is also played with great authority."

Superb, as always

Vivaldi Collector | 11/03/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ashkenazy's performance of the 2nd Rachmaninov sonata is much more gratifying than Horowitz's, in part because he plays the earlier version of this piece.
The preludes are fantastic, played with sensitivity and with those deliberate and well-thought out interpretations which make Ahskenazy such a wonderful performer. He's also able to play with amazing voicing, making the entire set sound amazingly clear from top to bottom."