Oriental sketch (Rachmaninov)
from Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No 1 & Moments musicaux (CDA68365)
1 minutes 52 seconds 1 track
‘Osborne works wonders as he renders the monstrously dense textures of the sonata pellucid and lends its meandering melodies direction, meanwhile giving the finale its full measure of infernal madness ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘There seems to be an opinion that the first sonata is a bit too long, a bit too diffuse … but this performance really changed my idea of it … it’s just fantastic playing. It’s beautiful—eve ...