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Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 36
composer
16 December 1913; revised version prepared summer 1931
Recordings
 Medtner & Rachmaninov: Piano SonatasStudio Master: CDA67936Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available  Steven Osborne has become increasingly admired for his performances and recordings of Russian Romantic piano music. Here he presents an impressive selection from two masters who lived and worked contemporaneously. Medtner’s ‘Sonata Romantica’ is i ...» More |
 Rachmaninov: Piano MusicSIGCD230Download only  Jeremy Filsell is one of very few performers to have established a virtuoso concert career as both a pianist and organist on the international stage. This recital album explores Filsell's lifelong love of Rachmaninov's piano music, surveying selec ...» More |
 Rachmaninov: Piano SonatasCDA66047Archive Service ‘A highly commendable disc’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) ‘Outstanding … dazzling. Here is Rachmaninov playing of enormous stylistic panache’ (Hi-Fi News)» More |
 Rachmaninov: The Complete Solo Piano MusicCDS44041/8Boxed set (at a special price) — Download only ‘A fine achievement from Howard Shelley and Hyperion alike. These superbly recorded, idiomatic readings demonstrate Shelley's virtuoso pianism and aff ... ‘A significant testimony to Howard Shelley's artistry. Pianistically impeccable, he understands what Rachmaninov was about’ (Gramophone)» More |
Details
Movement 1: Allegro agitato
arranger
version encompassing elements of Rachmaninov's original and revised versions
Movement 1: Allegro agitato – Meno mosso
Track 4 on CDS44041/8
CD6 [8'01]
Boxed set (at a special price) — Download only
Movement 2: Non allegro
arranger
version encompassing elements of Rachmaninov's original and revised versions
Movement 2: Non allegro – Lento – Più mosso
Track 5 on CDS44041/8
CD6 [5'57]
Boxed set (at a special price) — Download only
Movement 3: Allegro molto
arranger
version encompassing elements of Rachmaninov's original and revised versions
Movement 3: Allegro molto – Poco meno mosso – Presto
Track 6 on CDS44041/8
CD6 [5'41]
Boxed set (at a special price) — Download only
