Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Piano Works

Track Listings

1. Track 1 Chopin Sonata No 3 in B Minor Op 58 Allegro Maestoso
2. Track 2 Chopin Sonata No 3 in B Minor Op 58 Scherzo, Molto vivace
3. Track 3 Chopin Sonata No 3 in B Minor Op 58 Largo
4. Track 4 Chopin Sonata No 3 in B Minor Op 58 Finale: Preso non tanto
5. Track 5 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Theme
6. Track 6 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 1
7. Track 7 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 2
8. Track 8 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 3
9. Track 9 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 4
10. Track 10 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 5
11. Track 11 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 6
12. Track 12 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 7
13. Track 13 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 8
14. Track 14 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 9
15. Track 15 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 10
16. Track 16 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 11
17. Track 17 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 12
18. Track 18 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 13
19. Track 19 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Intermezzo
20. Track 20 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 14

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Editorial Reviews
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"A pianist of a special quality" was the first critical response to gifted young pianist Shoshana Rudiakov on the occasion of her debut in Israel. In 1977, she was hailed as "a great discovery" in Germany, where she maintains a heavy schedule of performances as soloist with the Berlin Symphony, Philharmonia Hungarica, Wuttenberg Chamber Orchestra and television and in recital.

About the Artist
Shoshana Rudiakov was born in Riga, Larvia. She completed her formal studies at the famous Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory with Professor Jacov Flier and Bella Davidovitch. She concertized extensively in Russia before emigrating to Israel. There she was engaged as soloist with the Israel Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony, Haifa Symphony and the Israel Sinfonietta as well as for public and broadcast recitals throughout Israel.

Shoshana Rudiakov made her European debut in 1975 at the Royal... read more

Album Description
If you like the piano music of Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and Scriabin, you will love this CD. Getting all three of these great composers on one CD is like getting three CDs in one. Chopin, Racmnaninoff and Scriabin wrote some of the greatest and most popular music ever written for the piano.

Chopin's Sonata in B minor, the last of the three he wrote, was composed in 1844. Its flow of musical ideas is closely related to the romantic rhapsodies of Schumann and Liszt. Thematic ideas flow into place one after the other, in a performance by Eroica artist Shoshana Rudiakov that is both musically fascinating and technically demanding. Working within this free form, Chopin has created a work of classical proportions. The principal theme is nicely and successfully balanced by the nocturne-like second movement, and the development follows an almost Beethovinian course to the climax, which is one of Chopin's rare forays into contrapuntal regions. Contrary to the "rules", he omits the short first subject in the reprise. The nimble and fleet Scherzo is similarly balanced by a noncturne-like trio. This fast-slow arrangement is reversed in the final two movements. The third movement-Largo-is an extended and deeply felt nocturne; and the concluding movement, a lively perpetuum mobile rondo.

The Variations on a Theme by Corelli (1932) are the only large scale compositions written by Rachmaninoff for piano during his 26 years in the United States. The main theme, from Corelli's twelfth violin sonata, was taken by him from "La Follia", a traditional dance-tune which inspired many composers. The work consists of twenty variations. Because of their brilliant technical development and multiplicity of charming moods, they are considered a masterpiece. Variations 11 and 12, often omitted in performance, are included on this recording.

Alexander Scriabin was a fellow student of Rachmaninoff's at the Moscow Conservatory; where both men studied with Arensky, Scriabin, who won a Gold Medal for piano in 1891, was on his way to a promising career as a concert pianist, but decided, instead, to concentrate almost entirely on the performance of his own works. Contemporaries described him as an elegant pianist with a smooth technique and delicate touch. The Etudes, Opus 8 Nos. 11 and 12, were written in 1894. Like many of Scriabin's early works, they are heavily influenced by Chopin. At the same time, his emerging personal style is perceptible in a subtly developed sense of harmony and sentiment. The Etude, Opus 42, No. 5, written in 1903, exhibits the fully developed Scriabin language, full of estatical outbursts and impressionist sounds. Scriabin's harmonies, with their altered seventh and ninth chords, were a direct precursor of the atonal system.

Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Piano Works

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Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Piano Works Manufacturer: Eroica Classical Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Scriabin, Alexander | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Scriabin, Alexander | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004DS38 Release Date: 2000-01-06

Tracks:

1. Track 1 Chopin Sonata No 3 in B Minor Op 58 Allegro Maestoso
2. Track 2 Chopin Sonata No 3 in B Minor Op 58 Scherzo, Molto vivace
3. Track 3 Chopin Sonata No 3 in B Minor Op 58 Largo
4. Track 4 Chopin Sonata No 3 in B Minor Op 58 Finale: Preso non tanto
5. Track 5 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Theme
6. Track 6 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 1
7. Track 7 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 2
8. Track 8 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 3
9. Track 9 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 4
10. Track 10 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 5
11. Track 11 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 6
12. Track 12 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 7
13. Track 13 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 8
14. Track 14 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 9
15. Track 15 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 10
16. Track 16 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 11
17. Track 17 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 12
18. Track 18 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 13
19. Track 19 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Intermezzo
20. Track 20 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 14
21. Track 21 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 15
22. Track 22 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 16
23. Track 23 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 17
24. Track 24 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 18
25. Track 25 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Variation 20
26. Track 26 Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42, Coda
27. Track 27 Scriabin: Three Etudes, Opus 42, No. 3
28. Track 28 Scriabin: Three Etudes, Opus 8, No. 11
29. Track 29 Scriabin: Three Etudes, Opus 8, No. 12

Album Description

Chopin's Sonata in B minor, the last of the three he wrote, was composed in 1844. Its flow of musical ideas is closely related to the romantic rhapsodies of Schumann and Liszt. Thematic ideas flow into place one after the other, in a performance by Eroica artist Shoshana Rudiakov that is both musically fascinating and technically demanding. Working within this free form, Chopin has created a work of classical proportions. The principal theme is nicely and successfully balanced by the nocturne-like second movement, and the development follows an almost Beethovinian course to the climax, which is one of Chopin's rare forays into contrapuntal regions. Contrary to the "rules", he omits the short first subject in the reprise. The nimble and fleet Scherzo is similarly balanced by a noncturne-like trio. This fast-slow arrangement is reversed in the final two movements. The third movement-Largo-is an extended and deeply felt nocturne; and the concluding movement, a lively perpetuum mobile rondo.

The Variations on a Theme by Corelli (1932) are the only large scale compositions written by Rachmaninoff for piano during his 26 years in the United States. The main theme, from Corelli's twelfth violin sonata, was taken by him from "La Follia", a traditional dance-tune which inspired many composers. The work consists of twenty variations. Because of their brilliant technical development and multiplicity of charming moods, they are considered a masterpiece. Variations 11 and 12, often omitted in performance, are included on this recording.

Alexander Scriabin was a fellow student of Rachmaninoff's at the Moscow Conservatory; where both men studied with Arensky, Scriabin, who won a Gold Medal for piano in 1891, was on his way to a promising career as a concert pianist, but decided, instead, to concentrate almost entirely on the performance of his own works. Contemporaries described him as an elegant pianist with a smooth technique and delicate touch. The Etudes, Opus 8 Nos. 11 and 12, were written in 1894. Like many of Scriabin's early works, they are heavily influenced by Chopin. At the same time, his emerging personal style is perceptible in a subtly developed sense of harmony and sentiment. The Etude, Opus 42, No. 5, written in 1903, exhibits the fully developed Scriabin language, full of estatical outbursts and impressionist sounds. Scriabin's harmonies, with their altered seventh and ninth chords, were a direct precursor of the atonal system.

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1. Cicada/Duets
2. Concertos for Piano & Orchestra
3. D. CIMAROSA : Missa pro Defunctis - Deauville, 2002 - J. Rhorer
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5. Debussy: Préludes L117; Images inedites, L. 87
6. Debussy: Preludes I & II, Images I & II [Import]
7. Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No 08, Op 65
8. Drumtalker
9. Dvorák: Symphonies Nos. 7, 8, 9
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