Rachmaninov - Moments musicaux, Piano Sonata no.2, etc.
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Label: Atma Classique
Cat No: ACD22861
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 5th May 2023
Contents
Works
AlekoPiano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.36
Polka de WR
Artists
Sheng Cai (piano)Works
AlekoPiano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.36
Polka de WR
Artists
Sheng Cai (piano)About
Dedicated to composer Aleksandr Zatayevich and revised in 1940, the Six Moments musicaux, op.16, represent a turning point in Rachmaninov's writing for solo piano. Abandoning the conventions of salon music, the work is imbued with heightened Romanticism and technical complexity.
Rachmaninov's Piano Sonata no.2, op.36, overflows with intertwined countermelodies in the style of Robert Schumann and with its astonishing virtuosity, follows in the footsteps of Franz Liszt.
Rachmaninov and his friend, the celebrated pianist Vladimir Horowitz, enjoyed transcribing celebrated opera arias, allowing themselves the freedom to change their interpretations spontaneously. It is in this same spirit that Sheng Cai transcribed and performs the piano transcription of the opera Aleko. "I try to create new sounds and colors on the piano which differ from [those in] the orchestral versions of these scores," says Cai.
Long attributed to Rachmaninov, the Polka de W.R. is in fact by German composer Franz Behr (1837-1898). In 1911, Rachmaninov made this brilliant arrangement of his father's favourite polka.
Sheng Cai studied at Shanghai Conservatory of Music and was a top prize winner at the 1998 National Competition. The following year, his family immigrated to Canada where he began studying at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He earned his Bachelor of Music Degree under full scholarship at New England Conservatory in Boston. His most important teachers include legendary pianists Anton Kuerti and Russell Sherman.
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