Music and Vision homepage

CD Spotlight

A Unique Journey

Boris Giltburg
plays Rachmaninov -
delighting
GERALD FENECH

'... the soloist is consistently hands on on these challenging scores and his sense of timing and innate feeling for shaping grand tunes are effectively relayed.'

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2. © 2017 Naxos Rights US Inc

Certainly one of the most popular concertos of all time, Rachmaninov's C minor can be safely regarded as a pivotal work in the composer's career. It was this great piece that launched afresh his career after almost four years of silence and despair, following the First Symphony's disastrous premiere in 1897. The concerto was eagerly awaited by both audiences and critics, and they were not disappointed...

Copyright © 30 October 2017 Gerald Fenech,
Gzira, Malta

-------

RACHMANINOV: PIANO CONCERTO NO 2

SERGEI RACHMANINOV

FRITZ KREISLER

RUSSIA

SCOTLAND

WALES

UNITED KINGDOM

PIANO MUSIC

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

 << Music & Vision home      Recent CD reviews       Chopin ballades >>