| Label: Hyperion Catalog: CDH55403 Format: CD Howard Shelley, pianoSergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Études-tableaux Op 33 / Études-tableaux Op 39 Rachmaninov's Études-tableaux explore a plethora of colours, textures and sonorites and demonstrate the emotional range of the composer's expression. Howard Shelley gives authoritative performances of these studies and tackles the technical challenges with an easy brilliance. 'In Shelley's Rachmaninov series, I think this the finest achievement among them' (Gramophone) / 'The performance, to say nothing of the sound, is transcendental' (Acoustic Sounds Catalog, USA) / 'Peerless command and inimitable insights' (Hi-Fi News) / 'The refinement of the playing reminds one of Rachmaninov's own classic interpretations: few contemporary pianists can equal Shelley's elegant phrasing in pianissimo passages or his imaginative and resourceful use of the pedal. Strongly recommended' (The Monthly Guide to Recorded Music) |