Sergei Rachmaninov: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Volume 3

1. Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
with Ruth Laredo

2. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op.36
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
with Ruth Laredo

3. Variations on a Theme of Corelli, for piano, Op. 42
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
with Ruth Laredo

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Average customer rating: A marginal offering in all respects This CD brings You the Personal Side of Rachmaninov

Sergei Rachmaninov: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Volume 1 Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Laredo, Ruth | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rachmaninov: Complete Solo Piano Music Vol 5 / Ruth Laredo Sergei Rachmaninov: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Volume 3 Rachmaninov: Préludes, Opp. 23 & 32 Rachmaninov: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Volume 2 (Piano Transcriptions) Alexander Scriabin: The Complete Piano Sonatas ASIN: B00000281C Release Date: 1993-06-22

Tracks:

1. Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3: Elegie In E-Flat Minor
2. Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3: Prelude In C-Sharp Minor
3. Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3: Melodie In E Major (Revised Edition, 1940)
4. Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3: Polichinelle In F-Sharp Minor
5. Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3: Serenade In B-Flat Minor
6. Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: Nocturne In A Minor
7. Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: Valse In A Major
8. Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: Barcarolle In G Minor
9. Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: Melodie In E Minor
10. Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: Humoresque In G Major
11. Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: Romance In F Minor
12. Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: Mazurka In D-Flat Major
13. Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 1 In B-Flat Minor, Andantino
14. Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 2 In E-Flat Minor, Allegretto
15. Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 3 In B Minor, Andante cantabile
16. Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 4 In E Minor, Presto
17. Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 5 In D-Flat Major, Adagio sostenuto
18. Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 6 In C Major, Maestoso

Customer Reviews:

A marginal offering in all respects.......2002-05-20

As a big fan of Rachmaninov (and an enthusiastic listener of other discs in the Ruth Laredo series of Rachmaninov piano works on Sony) I must sadly report that this disc ranks poorly on many dimensions.

The recording quality of this disc is not good. For a recording made in the 1970s, it sounds like a poorly done recording from two decades earlier. The sound is shallow and very flat.

The poor recording quality only aggravates the playing of the artist, Ruth Laredo, who leaves much to be desired in her playing. Ruth Laredo has offered reliable interpretations of other Rachmaninov piano works in the other discs in the Sony series. Here, she makes few worthy accomplishments.

Finally, what one can most charitably say about these works is that for the most part they only depict how far Rachmaninov progressed afterwards as a composer. These works (with the exception of a couple of the Moments Musicaux, the Famous Prelude, and the Eligie) could be of any obscure late 19th century composer.

If you have a great curiosity to hear these early works then I would direct the listener to the disc made by EMI and Andrei Gavrilov. On that disc you will at least hear the best works on this disc (though not the Prelude, which at any rate one can obtain on any number of other discs), played with more inspiration, at lower cost, and on a far better recording.

This CD brings You the Personal Side of Rachmaninov.......1999-11-11

The morceaux Fantaisie, Salon and Musicaux, are a very Rich and Personal View of the worls of Sergie Rachmaninov, from the Dark mood that envelopes us in 1st E flat minor piec, the Famous 3 Note Fall in cut #2,a Child like vision in E major remaniscent of Debussy, to the Great & Talented Romp into the Fantastic of piece #4, it all unfolds logically and Laredo is our Story Teller Extrodinaire, and later in cuts #13 and #14 you will experience the Passion , and ever increasing cresendos in the Classic A-B-A form exceptioanlly well developed and Loveling played as only Ruth laredo could bring to the listener.

Average customer rating:

Sergei Rachmaninov: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Volume 3 Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Laredo, Ruth | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sergei Rachmaninov: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Volume 1 Rachmaninov: Complete Solo Piano Music Vol 5 / Ruth Laredo Rachmaninov: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Volume 2 (Piano Transcriptions) Rachmaninov: Préludes, Opp. 23 & 32 Scriabin Piano Preludes ASIN: B00000281E Release Date: 1993-06-22

Tracks:

1. Sonata No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 28: I. Allegro moderato
2. Sonata No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 28: II. Lento
3. Sonata No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 28: III. Allegro molto
4. Sonata No. 2 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: I. Allegro agitato
5. Sonata No. 2 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: II. Non allegro
6. Sonata No. 2 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: III. Allegro molto
7. Variations On A Theme Of Corelli, Op. 42: Tema. Andante - Variations I-VII
8. Variations On A Theme Of Corelli, Op. 42: Variations VIII-XIII
9. Variations On A Theme Of Corelli, Op. 42: Intermezzo. A tempo rubato - Variations XIV-XVII
10. Variations On A Theme Of Corelli, Op. 42: Variations XVIII-XX - Coda

Track Listings:

1. Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
2. Spohr: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 6
3. Stanislaw Moniuszko: Overtures
4. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Nazos, etc.
5. Strauss: Oboe Concerto; Horn Concerto No. 1
6. Summer Impressions: Piano Works 2
7. Szymon Goldberg: Mozart: Violin Concertos No.3, No.4, No.5
8. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2; Two Preludes
9. The Bells of Christmas
10. The Chants of Easter

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Twelve Shots on the Rocks [Import]

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