Solo Works & Transcriptions

Rachmaninoff (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 19, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00000E6ET
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #425,849 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Prelude for piano No.11 in G flat major, Op. 23/10

2. Prelude for piano No.14 in E major, Op. 32/3

3. Prelude for piano No.17 in F minor, Op. 32/6

4. Prelude for piano No.18 in F major, Op. 32/7

5. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 33: No. 2 in C major

6. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 33: No. 7 in E flat major

7. Daisies, song for voice & piano, Op. 38/3

8. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 39

9. Pieces (2) for cello & piano, Op. 2

10. Morceaux de fantaisie (5), for piano, Op. 3: Mèlodie in E major, Op. 3, No. 3

11. Morceaux de fantaisie (5), for piano, Op. 3: Serenade in B flat major, Op. 3, No. 5

12. Morceaux de salon, for piano, Op. 10

13. Lilacs, song for voice & piano, Op. 21/5

14. Moments Musicaux (6) for piano, Op. 16

15. Polka W.R., for piano in A flat major, TN ii/18

16. Morceaux de fantaisie (5), for piano, Op. 3: Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2

17. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Preludio

18. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Gavotte; Rondo

19. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Gigue

20. A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61: Scherzo

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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14 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars three rooms away sound, June 10, 2005

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karenfuxia "mrk" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Solo Works & Transcriptions (Audio CD)

sharing lunch with my mother, the CD is playing three rooms away on my computer.
her commentaires lays on "how precise is the sound from that CD" side of things... i smile and i explain her that actually the CD is a remastering of an old analogic recording, so the sound quality has no reason to be brilliant (though excellent considering when it has been recorded).... moreover, my computer loudpseakers are really bad quality, so that adds up... she looks a bit embarassed and i try to find a way out for her and for me too, because actually what i'm listening is really something great.
so that's it... it's Rachmaninoff himself playing... if you know what you're doing and meaning, it will go through no matter what.

always ask for people who know what they're doing deep inside themselves... colors are different, and things just flow.
i recall reading Physics books from Landau, Von Neumann, Heisenberg.... compared to the mushy physics explained on most reference textbooks, "their" Physics is really tackling things on the core side.

enjoy this recording

5.0 out of 5 stars Solo Works & Transcriptions, December 11, 2011

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Bjorn Viberg (European Union) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Solo Works & Transcriptions (Audio CD)

Solo Works & Transcriptions is a 1989 BMG Music recording starring Rachmaninoff as he plays his own works. These have originally been recorded between 1925 and 1942. It is truly magical to hear the composer himself play the music the way he himself intended it to be played. The booklet contains short unsigned music notes. Truly a magical listening experience. Highly recommended. 5/5.