Rachmaninov: The Early Pieces

Contents:

Piano Sonata in B flat minor

Allegro agitato [11'19]
Non allegro [7'36]
Allegro molto - Poco meno mosso - Presto [7'21]
Morceau de fantaisie in G minor (1890) [1'02]
Song without words [1'09]
Piece in D minor (1917) [1'26]
Fughetta in F (1899) [2'05]
Fragments (1917) [2'12]
Oriental Sketch (1917) [1'42]
Three Nocturnes (1887/8)
No 1 in F sharp minor [4'35]
No 2 in F major [2'44]
No 3 in C minor [4'04]
Four Pieces (?1888)
Romance in F sharp minor [1'59]
Prelude in E flat minor [3'14]
Melodie in E [3'20]
Gavotte in D [3'36]

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

'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)

'A fine and enterprising recital' (Classical Collection)

'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)

'Highly recommended' (Ovation)

THE COMPLETE PIANO MUSIC OF SERGEI RACHMANINOV (1873-1943)

The Early Piano Works

HOWARD SHELLEY piano