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Track(s) taken from CDA66082

Prelude in F major

composer
1891

Howard Shelley (piano)
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: 2 minutes 52 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

Alessio Bax (piano)

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)

Other albums featuring this work

Rachmaninov: Preludes & Melodies
Studio Master: SIGCD264Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
Rachmaninov: The Complete Solo Piano Music
CDS44041/88CDs Boxed set (at a special price) — Download only
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