Rachmaninov: Piano Works

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Rachmaninov: Piano Works

Label Pentatone

Artists Nareh Arghamanyan

€23,99 EUR

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What does Sergei Rachmaninoff mean to me? Is he another cryptographer of this eternal mystery called "music"? Or is he a creator? Perhaps a wandering musician? Or perhaps even more than simply a great composer and pianist? What is he disclosing to me by means of his sometimes sombre, sometimes tender, sometimes encouraging and ennobling music? Am I able to hear him, am I able to at least transfer his feelings and emotions to the audience? Why do I play his compositions? Will anything change in this mad, mad world if I do not perform them?... Fantasy, imagination, absorbing beauty, illu-sions, blinding visions, powerful outbursts, bright colours, divine serenity, striving for light and eternity... Rachmaninoff's music is full of all these elements and that is also why it attracts and moves me. But is that all?...

Tracklist

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Total time: 01:02:56

1. Morceaux de Fantaisie Op. 3 - Elegie Op. 3 No. 1 in E-flat minor

05:46

2. Morceaux de Fantaisie Op. 3 - Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C-sharp minor

03:54

3. Morceaux de Fantaisie Op. 3 - Melodie Op. 3 No. 3 in E major

04:19

4. Morceaux de Fantaisie Op. 3 - Polichinelle Op. 3 No. 4 in F-sharp minor

03:35

5. Morceaux de Fantaisie Op. 3 - Serenade Op. 3 No. 5 in B-flat minor

03:38

6. Etudes Tableaux Op. 33 - No. 1 in F minor

02:40

7. Etudes Tableaux Op. 33 - No. 2 in C major

02:22

8. Etudes Tableaux Op. 33 - No. 3 (Op. Posth.) in C minor

04:37

9. Etudes Tableaux Op. 33 - No. 5 (Op. Posth.) in D minor

03:03

10. Etudes Tableaux Op. 33 - No. 6 in E-flat minor

01:43

11. Etudes Tableaux Op. 33 - No. 7 in E-flat major

01:43

12. Etudes Tableaux Op. 33 - No. 8 in G minor

04:04

13. Etudes Tableaux Op. 33 - No. 9 in C-sharp minor

03:37

14. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42 - Theme

00:57

15. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42 - Variations I - VII

04:06

16. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42 - Variations VIII-XII

03:33

17. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42 - Variation XIII

00:31

18. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42 - Intermezzo

01:38

19. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42 - Variations XIV-XX

05:43

20. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42 - Coda

01:27

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Additional Information

Label

Pentatone

SKU

PTC5186399

Qualities

FLAC 96 kHz, FLAC 192 kHz, DSD 64

Channels

2ch Stereo, 5ch Surround, 2ch Stereo & 5ch Surround

Artists

Nareh Arghamanyan

Composers

Rachmaninov

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

DSD 64

Instruments

Piano

Release Date

August 21, 2015

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Reviews

Audiostream

Steven Plaskin for Audiostream

"I listened to the wonderful DSD recording of Narel Arghamanyan performing Rachmaninov; Morceaux de Fantasie; Etudes-Tableaus, and the Corelli Variations. The dynamics of the recording were stunning with the full power and majesty of the piano reproduced in a convincing manner. The low-level background silence allowed the subtle venue acoustics to be easily identified."

Source: www.audiostream.com

Piano News

Piano News

She realises the skilful phrasing and changes with a fine sense for legato and finds unique shades for every single variation. Nareh Arghamanyan shows with this CD that she is wonderful pianist whose career is worth looking out for.

(July, 2012)

Fono Forum

Fono Forum

Already the first bars of the Elegie from Morceaux op. 3, with their pastose legato, create a dense, melancholy atmosphere that is rarely heard these days.

And no later than the following, dramatically and highly differentiated played c sharp minor Prelude, it becomes obvious that Nareh Arghamanyan is an excellent interpreter of Rachmaninov’s music.

Rachmaninov: Piano Works

Rachmaninov: Piano Works

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