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Sergey Rachmaninov, Nikolai Lugansky, Marietta Petkova
Rachmaninoff: Études-tableaux; Preludes (Complete)
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (17) - Disc #1
1. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 33: No. 1. Allegro non troppo in F minor
2. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 33: No. 2. Allegro in C major
3. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 33: No. 5. Moderato in D minor
4. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 33: No. 7. Allegro con fuoco in E flat major
5. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 33: No. 3. Grave in C minor
6. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 33: No. 6. Non allegro in E flat minor
7. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 33: No. 8. Moderato in G minor
8. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 33: No. 9. Grave in C sharp minor
9. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 39: No. 1. Allegro agitato in C minor
10. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 39: No. 2. Lento assai in A minor
11. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 39: No. 3. Allegro molto in F sharp minor
12. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 39: No. 4. Allegro assai in B minor
13. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 39: No. 5. Appassionato in E flat minor
14. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 39: No. 6. Allegro in A minor
15. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 39: No. 7. Lento lugubre in C minor
16. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 39: No. 8. Allegro moderato in D minor
17. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 39: No. 9. Allegro moderato tempo di marcia, in D major
Track Listings (11) - Disc #2
1. Prelude for piano No.1 in C sharp minor ('The Bells of Moscow'), Op. 3/2
2. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23: No. 1. Largo in F sharp minor
3. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23: No. 2. Maestoso in B flat major
4. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23: No. 3. Tempo di minuetto in D minor
5. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23: No. 4. Andante cantabile in D major
6. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23: No. 5. Alla marcia in G minor
7. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23: No. 6. Andante in E flat major
8. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23: No. 7. Allegro in C minor
9. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23: No. 8. Allegro vivace in A flat major
10. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23: No. 9. Presto in E flat minor
11. Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23: No. 10. Largo in G flat major
Track Listings (13) - Disc #3
1. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32: No. 1. Allegro vivace in C major
2. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32: No. 2. Allegretto in B flat minor
3. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32: No. 3. Allegro vivace in E major
4. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32: No. 4. Allegro con brio in E minor
5. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32: No. 5. Moderato in G major
6. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32: No. 6. Allegro appassionato in F minor
7. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32: No. 7. Moderato in F major
8. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32: No. 8. Vivo in A minor
9. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32: No. 9. Allegro moderato in A major
10. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32: No. 10. Lento in B minor
11. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32: No. 11. Allegretto in B major
12. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32: No. 12. Allegro in G sharp minor
13. Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32: No. 13. Grave in D flat major

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All Artists: Sergey Rachmaninov, Nikolai Lugansky, Marietta Petkova
Title: Rachmaninoff: Études-tableaux; Preludes (Complete)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: 10/29/2002
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 822165636821

CD Reviews

Lugansky and Petkova are both excellent pianists

Classicalfan | Reston, VA USA | 08/21/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The reviewer who condemns Marietta Petkova's performance of the Preludes is far too harsh. I have listened to the CD of Lugansky's performance of the Etudes-Tableaux and to the 2 CD's of Petkova's performance of the Preludes and they are both excellent. In fact, I'm listening to Petkova's performance of the Prelude Opus 32, No. 2, Allegretto in B flat minor, as I write this review, and it's played beautifully, with passion, delicacy, warmth, grace, sensitivity, and all of the other usual positive adjectives one normally associates with excellent musical performances. As for her performance of Opus 32, No. 5, Moderato in G major, it is absolutely enchanting. In fact, as I listen to one beautifully played prelude after another by this Bulgarian pianist, I am at an absolute loss as to how the previous reviewer managed to be so harsh. I would add, in terms of my own background and qualifications to judge the quality of musical performances, that I own over 400 classical music CDs, including CDs with performances by many of the world's most well-known pianists, including Argerich, Ashkenazy, Brendel, Gavrilov, Horowitz, Perahia, Richter, Rubinstein, Serkin, Vasary, and Weissenberg. Based upon having heard recordings of all of these pianists, as well as others, under no circumstances would it ever occur to me to condemn Petkova's performance of these preludes. She plays wonderfully. There are 3 CDs in this box set, not 2, as the previous reviewer erroneously reports. CD #1 has Lugansky's performance of the etudes and CDs # 2 and #3 have the recording of Petkova's performance of the preludes. All 3 CDs have wonderful performances for an incredibly low price. The sound quality of both the Lugansky recording (1992) and the Petkova recording (2002) is crystal clear. Highly recommended."