Technical Mastery Yevgeny Sudbin plays Rachmaninov - heard by LUCAS BALL '... most of the time, what Sudbin does with these fiendishly difficult works is hard to criticise.'

Throughout this rendition of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor there is great phrasing and a sense of direction in the melodic line, made all the more poignant by delicacy, hairpins, and exciting build-ups to heartfelt moments. Yevgeny Sudbin does, of course, have technical mastery in florid passages, as well as a remarkable ability to deliver delicate passages with precision.

There is always a sense of 'arrival' whenever the cyclic theme occurs even if we the listeners may get taken elsewhere (key-wise and emotionally) in subsequent passages.I personally prefer Rachmaninov's original rather than this 'ossia version' because of its brilliant light-hearted quality...

BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

SERGEI RACHMANINOV

RUSSIA

BIS RECORDS

BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION

PIANO MUSIC

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

LONDON

ENGLAND