Rachmaninov - Music for Two Pianos | Naxos 8557062

Rachmaninov - Music for Two Pianos

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8557062

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 30th October 2006

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In this wonderful recording of Rachmaninov’s works for two pianos we have another fruitful collaboration between outstanding pianists Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe. One of their previous collaborations has received a glowing review in Gramophone: “two-piano playing of superlative accomplishment and breathtaking bravura from Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe".
Rachmaninov’s two Suites for two pianos are among the most original works for the medium, no less inspired or tuneful than the better known concertos. The early Suite No. 1 ‘Fantaisie-tableaux’ shows the influence of Chopin, Liszt and Tchaikovsky, but is no mere bloodless imitation of their music. Written while Rachmaninov was working on his Second Piano Concerto, the Suite No. 2 represents a more mature idiom.
The Symphonic Dances, a virtual symphony in three movements and Rachmaninov’s last major work, may be viewed as a retrospective of the composer’s career. The version for two pianos is a convincing translation of the orchestral work on which he was working at the same time.

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