Rachmaninov - Complete Works for Cello and Piano

Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Russian: Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов, Sergej Vasil’evič Rakhmaninov, 1 April 1873 [O.S. 20 March] – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. He was one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, the last great representative of Russian late Romanticism in classical music. Early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and other Russian composers gave way to a thoroughly personal idiom which included a pronounced lyricism, expressive breadth, structural ingenuity and a tonal palette of rich, distinctive orchestral colors.

The piano figures prominently in Rachmaninoff's compositional output, either as a solo instrument or as part of an ensemble. He made it a point, however, to use his own skills as a performer to explore fully the expressive possibilities of the instrument. Even in his earliest works, he revealed a sure grasp of idiomatic piano writing and a striking gift for melody.

CD:

Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19

1 - I. Lento - Allegro moderato 00:10:51
2 - II. Allegro scherzando 00:06:34
3 - III. Andante 00:06:14
4 - IV. Allegro mosso 00:11:03

5 - Romance in F major, Op. 4, No. 3 (Arranged for cello and piano by Alexander Siloti) 00:03:15

6 - Lied (Romance) in F minor 00:02:14

7 - Melodie in D major 00:05:47

8 - Prelude in F major, Op. 2, No. 1 00:03:54

9 - Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 00:05:51

10 - Danse Orientale in A major, Op. 2, No. 2 00:06:40

Michael Grebanier (cello), Janet Guggenheim (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:02:23

Recording: 1993-1995

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