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Rachmaninoff 3 - Prokofiev 2

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Details

Composer
Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninoff
Artist
Josu de Solaun, Orquesta Sinfonica de Castilla y Leon
Format
CD
Label
IBS Classical
Released
Mar 21, 2025
Catalog #
IBS-162024
UPC
8436597700863

About

Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev open two different paths toward the summit of pianism: one, a spiritual, profound, and tragic journey; the other, a macabre dance between irony and despair. Both, in their own way, are Everests that only a few manage to reach, but whose summit, once attained, transforms the one who plays. Playing the Third Concerto is, without a doubt, an epic journey, not only for it's technical difficulty but for the emotional depth it demands. Every time I perform it, I feel that I am drawing closer to that unfathomable mystery that is Rachmaninoff's music, a music that seems to contain within it all the pain and all the beauty of the world. Playing the Second Concerto is not only a challenge but an immersion into the perception of what music can or should be. Prokofiev mocks expectations, leads us to the edge of chaos, and then leaves us hanging, without a clear answer, as if telling us that in life, in the end, all that remains is the empty echo of applause. Josu de Solaun, praised by critics such as Nikolaus Frey of Fuldaer Zeitung for his "poetic sense of sound, bold artistic vision, and virtuosity," has won the International Classical Music Awards twice-2021 for chamber music and 2023 as Best Soloist. The ICMA jury recognized him as "one of the most impressive discoveries of the past decade," noting his boundless interpretive imagination and technical mastery.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro ma non tanto 15:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non tanto
    Duration
    15:02
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Josu De Solaun
    Ensemble
    Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Isabel Rubio
  2. 2 II. Intermezzo: Adagio 10:07
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Intermezzo: Adagio
    Duration
    10:07
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Josu De Solaun
    Ensemble
    Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Isabel Rubio
  3. 3 III. Finale: Alla breve 13:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Finale: Alla breve
    Duration
    13:41
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Josu De Solaun
    Ensemble
    Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Isabel Rubio
  4. 4 I. Andantino - Allegretto 10:59
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Andantino - Allegretto
    Duration
    10:59
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Josu De Solaun
    Ensemble
    Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Isabel Rubio
  5. 5 II. Scherzo: Vivace 02:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Vivace
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Josu De Solaun
    Ensemble
    Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Isabel Rubio
  6. 6 III. Intermezzo: Allegro moderato 06:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Intermezzo: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:28
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Josu De Solaun
    Ensemble
    Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Isabel Rubio
  7. 7 IV. Finale: Allegro tempestoso 11:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro tempestoso
    Duration
    11:53
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Josu De Solaun
    Ensemble
    Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Isabel Rubio