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Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Preludes Op 32

Howard Shelley (piano)
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Label: Hyperion
Recording details: April 1983
St George the Martyr, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Andrew Keener
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: June 1988
Total duration: 47 minutes 2 seconds
 

All of the music on this album is also available as part of the specially priced box set The Complete Rachmaninov Solo Piano Music: ‘A fine achievement from Howard Shelley and Hyperion alike. These superbly recorded, idiomatic readings demonstrate Shelley's virtuoso pianism and affinity for this music in performances of the highest calibre’ (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide).

Awards

BBC RECORD REVIEW 'BUILDING A LIBRARY' FIRST CHOICE
THE GUARDIAN 'BEST OF THE YEAR'

Reviews

‘Elegant and scintillating’ (Gramophone)

‘Readings of a true keyboard aristocrat … exceptional finesse … mirrored in beautifully natural and refined sound’ (BBC Record Review)

‘A compellingly individual interpreter … an essential recommendation’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘Nothing less than a revelation’ (The Guardian)

‘These masterly performances can, I think, lay claim to being the finest, certainly the most individual, that we have yet heard on disc’ (Hi-Fi News)

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