Credits:

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Description:

This is the first release of the "Sony Classical Masterpieces Collection 1000". This is a collection of short pieces by virtuoso pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff, a composer who also left many masterpieces, performs not his own works, but a fascinating selection of pieces from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods, as well as works by his contemporary composer, Paderewski. This is one of the recordings Rachmaninoff made in his new home in the United States after fleeing the Russian Revolution.

Tracklisting:

1 SARABANDE (FROM PARTITA NO.4 IN D MAJOR. BWV 828) / Sergei Rachmaninoff
2 AIR AND VARIATIONS ('HARMONIOUS BLACKSMITH')(FROM HARPSICHORD SUITE NO.5) / Sergei Rachmaninoff
3 RONDO ALLA TURCA (SONATA IN A MAJOR. K.331: 3.) / Sergei Rachmaninoff
4 RETURN HOME (FROM POLISH SONGS) / Sergei Rachmaninoff
5 THE MAIDEN'S WISH (FROM POLISH SONGS) / Sergei Rachmaninoff
6 DAS WANDERN (FROM DIE SCHONE MULLERIN) / Sergei Rachmaninoff
7 SERENADE (FROM SCHWANENGESANG) / Sergei Rachmaninoff
8 POLONAISE NO.2 IN E MAJOR / Sergei Rachmaninoff
9 SPINNING SONG (FROM SONGS WITHOUT WORDS. OP.67) / Sergei Rachmaninoff
10 IMPROMPTU IN A-FLAT MAJOR. OP.90. NO.4 / Sergei Rachmaninoff
11 GNOMENREIGEN (CONCERT ETUDE NO.2) / Sergei Rachmaninoff
12 MELODIE (FROM ORFEO ED EURIDICE) / Sergei Rachmaninoff
13 ETUDE IN F MAJOR. OP.104B. NO.2 / Sergei Rachmaninoff
14 ETUDE IN A MINOR. OP.104B. NO.3 / Sergei Rachmaninoff
15 DER KONTRABANDISTE (FROM SPANISCHES LIEDERSPIEL. OP.74) / Sergei Rachmaninoff
16 MENUET IN G MAJOR. OP.14. NO.1 / Sergei Rachmaninoff
17 MAN LEBT NUR EINMAL. OP.167 / Sergei Rachmaninoff