| Label: SIGNUM RECORDS Catalog: SIGCD264 Format: CD Alessio Bax, piano Rachmaninov Preludes Op. 23 (1903) / Prelude in F major, Op. 2 (1891) / Canon in D minor (c. 1890) / Prelude in E flat minor (1887) / Melodie in E major (1887) / Gavotte in D major (1887) / Prelude in D minor, Op. Posth (1917) / Fragments, Op. Posth (1917) / Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 (1913) / Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3 (1922, rev.1940) / Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 (1912) arr. Bax / Sorochintsy Fair: Hopak (1924) M. Mussorgsky, arr. Rachmaninov / Liebesleid (1921) F. Kreisler, arr. Rachmaninov / Liebesfreud (1925) F. Kreisler, arr. Rachmaninov In his second solo piano recital disc for Signum, this release further demonstrates Alessio Bax's dazzling skill and flair in performance and interpretation - this time with Rachmaninov's piano works. The programme is centered around the Preludes op.23, but takes in a broad selection of his other studies, etudes, melodies and transcriptions - in performance, Bax describes the programme as being a collection of 'visions and landscapes'. Price: $25.98 |