Minggu, 27 Oktober 2013

Rachmaninov: Piano Trios


�the piano writing already has the fluency of Rachmaninov's later music, and it's Vladimir Ashkenazy's treatment of that � wonderfully coloured and full-bodied without ever becoming overbearing � that's the main pleasure of this disc.� --The Guardian, 3rd October 2013 ***

�Though the interpretations are a shade muted, Ashkenazy�s team seem attuned to the movements of Rachmaninov�s soul...Here and there details get lost, though not the players� loving spirit as chords resonate, melodies flow and passion and melancholy walk hand in hand. Have a handkerchief ready.� --The Times, 23rd August 2013 ****



Ashkenazy Completes Lifelong Project To Record Each Of Rachmaninov�s Works With Piano.

Vladimir Ashkenazy, one of the most renowned and revered pianists of our times, crowns his lifelong project to record each of Rachmaninov�s works with piano with the release of Rachmaninov Piano Trios.

He performs the composer�s Trio �l�giaque No. 1 in G minor and the Trio �l�giaque No. 2 in D minor Op. 9.

Ashkenazy is joined by two outstanding young colleagues: violinist Zsolt-Tiham�r Visontay, leader of the Philharmonia Orchestra, and cellist Mats Lidstrom.

The Trio �l�giaque No.1 was written in just four days in 1892. Rachmaninov then performed the piece at the Conservatory with the eminent cellist Anatoly Brandukov and the violinist David Krein � one of seven musical brothers.

He began composing the Trio �l�giaque No. 2 in November 1893, on the day of his mentor Tchaikovsky�s sudden death. The work is clearly inspired by themes from Tchaikovsky�s Piano Trio in A minor and is a deeply grief-stricken tribute of the young composer to his teacher.

Fifty years ago Ashkenazy�s first recording for Decca was of Rachmaninov: the 3rd Piano Concerto with Fistoulari and the LSO, followed soon after by three of the Etudes-tableaux Op.39. As a pianist, Ashkenazy has been an exclusive Decca artist ever since

Rachmaninov Rarities, released in February, celebrated the notable anniversary with a beguiling selection of overlooked and unpublished works, including several world premiere recordings.

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