Earl Wild - Rachmaninov: Sonata No. 2-Preludes
01. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36- I. Allegro Agitato (7:39)
02. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36- II. Non Allegro - Lento (6:18)
03. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36- III. Allegro Molto (5:57)
04. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23- No. 1 In F-Sharp Minor (3:27)
05. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23- No. 2 In B-Flat Major (3:38)
06. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23- No. 3 In D Minor (2:41)
07. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23- No. 4 In D Major (4:13)
08. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23- No. 5 In G Minor (3:36)
09. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23- No. 6 In E-Flat Major (2:36)
10. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23- No. 7 In C Minor (2:23)
11. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23- No. 8 In A-Flat Major (2:58)
12. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23- No. 9 In E-Flat Minor (2:00)
13. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23- No. 10 In G-Flat Major (3:43)
14. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32- No. 1 In C Major (1:14)
15. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32- No. 2 In D-Flat Major (2:57)
16. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32- No. 3 In E Major (2:19)
17. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32- No. 4 In E Minor (5:11)
18. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32- No. 5 In G Major (2:49)
19. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32- No. 6 In F Minor (1:29)
20. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32- No. 7 In F Major (2:17)
21. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32- No. 8 In A Minor (1:41)
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Sergei Rachmaninoff was rare among the great composers of history in that he was also a famed conductor and pianist, in equal measure. On these discs, of course, our attention is on his work as a composer and transcriber, but we must not forget the musical scope of this genius. He was renowned as a conductor and pianist, no less than as a composer, enjoying an international reputation and immense popularity for his work in all three arenas. He was the last great proponent of late Russian Romanticism.