Rachmaninoff: Moments musicaux; Études-tableaux, Op. 33; Variations on a Theme of Corelli

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All Music Guide - Patsy Morita
Xiayin Wang takes on Rachmaninov with generally successful and satisfying results. The three opuses here sound about equal in technical difficulty, which in Rachmaninov's case means, really, really hard to play. The speed, dynamics, and even just the reach required to get the right notes combine in an often fiendish manner. Wang is certainly up to it (although there are one or two spots where notes were inadvertently sacrificed, but aren't noticeable to the average listener), giving it her all, impressively so in the "Moment musical No. 6" and in variations marked "Vivace" or "Agitato." The "Moments musicaux" are not the strongest of what's here. Wang certainly sounds at ...
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All Music Guide - Patsy Morita
Xiayin Wang takes on Rachmaninov with generally successful and satisfying results. The three opuses here sound about equal in technical difficulty, which in Rachmaninov's case means, really, really hard to play. The speed, dynamics, and even just the reach required to get the right notes combine in an often fiendish manner. Wang is certainly up to it (although there are one or two spots where notes were inadvertently sacrificed, but aren't noticeable to the average listener), giving it her all, impressively so in the "Moment musical No. 6" and in variations marked "Vivace" or "Agitato." The "Moments musicaux" are not the strongest of what's here. Wang certainly sounds at ease with the rapid figurations in Nos. 2 and 4, but overall she has an individual sense of rubato. The "Études-tableaux" are notable for the way she uses her touch and shading to bring real contrasts of character to every small phrase. "Étude No. 3" has several different tempo markings, and Wang puts nuanced interest into each section. The "Corelli Variations" are skillfully handled, so the listener never loses the theme or momentum. Wang does not use romantic indulgence or technical brashness to impress in this music, rather, she uses her strength and musical sense of style. The recording's sound is clear and present.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/26/2012
  • Label: Chandos
  • UPC: 095115172421
  • Catalog Number: 10724
  • Sales rank: 56,441

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1–6 Moments Musicaux (6) for piano, Op. 16 - Sergey Rachmaninov & Ralph Couzens (27:40)
    Composed bySergey Rachmaninov
    1. 1No. 1 in B flat minor. Andantino - Con moto - Andantino con moto - Tempo 1
    2. 2No. 2 in E flat minor. Allegretto - Adagio
    3. 3No. 3 in B minor. Andante cantabile
    4. 4No. 4 in E minor. Presto - Più vivo - Prestissimo
    5. 5No. 5 in D flat major. Adagio sostenuto
    6. 6No. 6 in C major. Maestoso
  2. 7–14 Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 33 - Sergey Rachmaninov & Ralph Couzens (23:42)
    Composed bySergey Rachmaninov
    1. 7No. 1 in F minor. Allegro non troppo
    2. 8No. 2 in C major. Allegro - ( ) - Tempo 1 - Meno mosso - Tempo 1 - Appassionato e sempre più mosso
    3. 9No. 3 in C minor. Grave - Meno mosso - Molto tranquillo - Poco più mosso - Poco a poco agitato - Po
    4. 10No. 5 in D minor. Moderato
    5. 11No. 6 in E flat minor. Non allegro - Presto
    6. 12No. 7 in E flat major. Allegro con fuoco
    7. 13No. 8 in G minor. Moderato - ( ) - Tempo 1
    8. 14No. 9 in C sharp minor. Grave - ( ) - Tempo 1 - ( ) - Tempo 1 - Poco meno mosso
  3. 15–37 Variations on a Theme of Corelli, for piano, Op. 42 - Sergey Rachmaninov & Ralph Couzens (17:33)
    Composed bySergey Rachmaninov
    1. 15Theme. Andante -
    2. 16Variation 1. Poco più mosso -
    3. 17Variation 2. L'istesso tempo -
    4. 18Variation 3. Tempo di Menuetto -
    5. 19Variation 4. Andante -
    6. 20Variation 5. Allegro (ma non tanto) -
    7. 21Variation 6. L'istesso tempo -
    8. 22Variation 7. Vivace -
    9. 23Variation 8. Adagio misterioso -
    10. 24Variation 9. Un poco più mosso -
    11. 25Variation 10. Allegro scherzando - Poco più mosso -
    12. 26Variation 11. Allegro vivace -
    13. 27Variation 12. L'istesso tempo -
    14. 28Variation 13. Agitato -
    15. 29Intermezzo. A tempo rubato -
    16. 30Variation 14. Andante (come prima) -
    17. 31Variation 15. L'istesso tempo -
    18. 32Variation 16. Allegro vivace -
    19. 33Variation 17. Meno mosso - Poco meno mosso -
    20. 34Variation 18. Allegro con brio -
    21. 35Variation 19. Più mosso. Agitato -
    22. 36Variation 20. Più mosso -
    23. 37Coda. Andante
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