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CDA66198 - Rachmaninov: The Early Piano Works
CDA66198

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

The Early Piano Works

Howard Shelley (piano)
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Label: Hyperion
Recording details: July 1985
St Michael's Church, Highgate, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Andrew Keener
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: August 1987
Total duration: 59 minutes 24 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).

Reviews

‘Mr Shelley's expansive, passionate playing and his command of the broad structure of the piece capture its atmosphere eloquently. It is valuable, too, to have on this disc a number of rarely-heard miniatures in addition to the early works composed before Rachmaninov left Russia’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘This is an album of pleasant discoveries, 60 minutes of them, beautifully played and truthfully recorded. Enthusiastically recommended – indeed, it is one of the most satisfying and enterprising piano recordings of the year’ (American Record Guide)

‘Highly recommended’ (Ovation)

‘A fine and enterprising recital’ (Classical Collection)

‘This superb recording gathers together … an enchanting stream of miniatures and rarities’ (Music and Musicians)

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