Piano Sonatas 1 & 2
Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & Nikolai Lugansky
Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 are solo piano sonatas by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov, composed in 1908 and 1913 respectively, with the second sonata revised in 1931. They represent late-Romantic piano writing characterised by expansive melodies, dense chromatic harmonies and significant virtuoso demands, and they occupy a transitional position in Rachmaninov's output as he refined his solo piano language between his early and later works.
First released: 2012
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- 1.Piano sonata no. 1 in D minor, op 28: I. Allegro moderato13:18
- 2.Piano sonata no. 1 in D minor, op 28: II. Lento8:32
- 3.Piano sonata no. 1 in D minor, op 28: III. Allegro molto14:18
- 4.Piano sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op 36: I. Allegro agitato10:28
- 5.Piano sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op 36: II. Non allegro - Lento6:54
- 6.Piano sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op 36: III. L'istesso tempo; Allegro molto7:12
