Piano Sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 28 / Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 36 (original 1913 version)

Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & Gordon Fergus‐Thompson

This release is a recording of two piano sonatas by Sergei Rachmaninov, the first composed in 1908 and the second in its original 1913 form. Musically they exemplify late-Romantic piano writing with expansive structures, dense chromatic harmony and virtuosic, technically demanding textures, and the 1913 original version of the second sonata documents an earlier, more turbulent articulation of the composer's style prior to later revision.

Piano Sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 28 / Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 36 (original 1913 version) by Rachmaninov - album cover

First released: July 1989

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1.
Piano Sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 28: I. Allegro moderato
16:36
2.
Piano Sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 28: II. Lento
11:22
3.
Piano Sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 28: III. Allegro molto
15:43
4.
Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 36 (original 1913 version): I. Allegro agitato – meno mosso
11:51
5.
Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 36 (original 1913 version): II. Non allegro – lento – più mosso
8:54
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Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 36 (original 1913 version): III. Allegro molto – poco meno mosso – presto
7:28