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Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 1 (Original Version) & Preludes Op. 32

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Catalogue numberALPHA997
Release date2023-10-13
Discs1
Orig. sample rate96000 Hz

The pianist Lukas Geniušas has recorded the original version of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Sonata no.1 in the composer’s Swiss home Villa Senar (Sergei & Natalia Rachmaninoff) and on his own piano, an unusually long Steinway & Sons model, presented to the composer and concert pianist by the manufacturer to mark his sixtieth birthday. The difference between the original version of Sonata no.1 and the second version, shorter by more than 100 bars, is not just a question of length, according to Lukas Geniušas: ‘There is a lot lost between the first and second editions. I know it goes against the grain, but I would name this sonata to be one of, if not the best Rachmaninoff’s solo piano work. Its shattering might, its splendor and scale can only be likened to the Third piano concerto, which was written soon after.’ The programme is completed by four preludes from the Op. 32 set.
 
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  Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 28 (Original Version) 42:23
01 I. Allegro moderato 16:27 $ 2.22 USD
02 II. Lento 10:10 $ 1.37 USD
03 III. Allegro molto 15:46 $ 2.13 USD
 
04 13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 2, Allegretto 03:07 $ 0.42 USD
05 13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 7, Moderato 02:47 $ 0.38 USD
06 13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 8, Vivo 01:52 $ 0.25 USD
07 13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 13, Grave 05:32 $ 0.75 USD
  Album total 55:41
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