Rachmaninov: Morceaux de Fantaisie / Morceaux de Salon / Three Nocturnes
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SERGEY RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Morceaux de Fantaisie / Morceaux de Salon / Three Nocturnes
Boris Giltburg (piano)
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 27 February 2026
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Composed at the age of 19, Rachmaninov's earliest published cycle of piano pieces, the Morceaux de Fantaisie, contains the Prélude in C sharp minor, destined to become his signature work, and the Mélodie in E major, much loved by Tchaikovsky. The expressive Morceaux de Salon show Tchaikovsky's influence and some of the grief felt by Rachmaninov after his mentor's death. With the inclusion of the melodically rich Nocturnes and the Four Pieces, the earliest to survive in his hand, this collection shows both the young composer finding his voice and the timeless Rachmaninov we recognise today.
"In his review of Giltburg's recording of Rachmaninov's Third Concerto, Patrick Rucker pointed to the pianist's 'unerring focus on Rachmaninov's shrewd harmonic movement rather than a succession of dazzling figuration'. The same emphasis marks the latest instalment in Giltburg's Rachmaninov cycle - which, over the past decade, has covered the concertos and the bulk of the mature original solo works and now turns to earlier music where we see Rachmaninov's character starting to form. What we get here, for the most part, is slightly introverted playing that gives preference to the lyrical over the rhythmic, the gracious over the rambunctious, the tender over the inflamed." Gramophone Editor's Choice & Bookmark recording
Tracks:
Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3
3 Nocturnes
4 Piano Pieces
7 Morceaux de salon, Op. 10
5 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 3, Mélodie
