Jean-Paul Gasparian - Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No.2 Moments Musicaux Op.16 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The virtuoso pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninov, one of the last great figures of Russian Romanticism, was prone throughout his life to painful bouts of depression. His troubled nature found in music of flamboyant intensity, combining dazzling, feverish, almost expressionistic passages with perfectly limpid melodies. The emotionally intense Sonata No.2 and the Six Moments musicaux illustrate this perfectly, while encapsulating the composer's very distinctive poetry. After an acclaimed first recording devoted to the Russian School, Jean-Paul Gasparian confirms his impressive command of this repertoire. There is profundity, density and warmth in his playing - qualities perfectly suited to the incandescent lyricism and the ardor and nobility that characterize the works of this Russian composer. Album Tracks 1. Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No.2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 6 I. Allegro Agitato 2. Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No.2 in B-Flat minor, Op.36 II. Non Allegro - Lento 3. Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No.2 in B-Flat minor, Op.36 III. L'istesso Tempo - Allegro Molto 4. Rachmaninov 10 Preludes, Op.23 Prelude No.4 in D Major 5. Rachmaninov 13 Preludes, Op.32 Prelude No.10 in B minor 6. Rachmaninov Moments Musicaux, Op.16 I. Andantino in B-Flat minor 7. Rachmaninov Moments Musicaux, Op.16 II. Allegro in E-Flat minor 8. Rachmaninov Moments Musicaux, Op.16 III. Andante Cantabile in B minor 9. Rachmaninov Moments Musicaux, Op.16 IV. Presto in E minor 10. Rachmaninov Moments Musicaux, Op.16 V. Adagio Sostenuto in D-Flat Major 11. Rachmaninov Moments Musicaux, Op.16 VI. Maestoso in C Major 12. Rachmaninov 14 Romances, Op.34 Vocalise No.14