Rachmaninov: Rarities / Ashkenazy
Label: DECCA Catalog: 4782939 Format: CD Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)Rachmaninov: Piano Piece in A flat major, Morceaux de Salon, Op. 10, Three Nocturnes, Song without words, Canon in E minor, Fuga in D minor (1891), Four Pieces (?1888), Prelude in F major, Morceau de fantaisie 'Delmo' in G minor (1899), Fughetta in F (1899), Oriental Sketch (1917), Night is sorrowful, Op. 26 No.12, Nunc Dimittis, Legendary Russian pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy is considered the pre-eminent interpreter of Rachmaninov’s music, and as he marked his seventy-fifth birthday (6 July 2012), he recorded a final album of the composer’s music featuring the Seven Pieces (Moments Musicaux) Op.10, three Nocturnes, and ten shorter early works, including an unpublished 'Song without Words'. March 2013 sees Vladimir Ashkenazy’s fiftieth anniversary as an exclusive Decca Classics artist. To mark this remarkable milestone, a limited-edition original jackets 50-CD Ashkenazy-Rachmaninov collection will celebrate a unique career that began in March 1963, with the classic recording of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.3 with the LSO under Anatole Fistoulari. Price: $15.98 |