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Rachmaninov: Etudes-tableaux & Moments musicaux / Giltburg

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Details

Composer
RACHMANINOFF, SERGEI
Artist
Boris Giltburg
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
May 13, 2016
Catalog #
8573469
UPC
747313346974

About



Boris Giltburg, the Russian-born Israeli pianist who won the 2013 Queen Elisabeth Competition, is that genuine rarity: a pianist whose Rachmaninov is entirely idiomatic yet intensely personal in a way that yields fresh perspectives on this well traversed repertory.

His sense of rhythm is impeccable, with a chaste application of rubato that is organically derived from the life of the phrase. He is a master of the great surges and retractions of energy so specific to the composer. Giltburg’s pellucid sound is never forced; his large dynamic range has a soft spectrum, between mezzo-piano and ppp, which is infinitely calibrated and shaded. His eloquence derives from a poise and restraint that, while uniquely his own, is not unlike the aristocratic delivery that was the hallmark of Rachmaninov’s playing.

Without ostentation or fuss, he has examined these scores in every kind of light, lived with them and come up with a vision that, without being wilfully contrarian, is nevertheless something beyond received wisdom. I suspect that before long this vision will place him among the truly memorable Rachmaninov interpreters, an elect including Moiseiwitsch, Horowitz, Kappel, Richter and Cliburn. His originality stems from a convergence of heart and mind, served by immaculate technique and motivated by a deep and abiding love for one of the 20th century’s greatest composer-pianists.

– Gramophone

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1 in C Minor: Allegro agitato 03:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1 in C Minor: Allegro agitato
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  2. 2 No. 2 in A Minor: Lento assai 06:04
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2 in A Minor: Lento assai
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  3. 3 No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor: Allegro molto 03:16
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor: Allegro molto
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  4. 4 No. 4 in B Minor: Allegro assai 04:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4 in B Minor: Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  5. 5 No. 5 in E-Flat Minor: Appassionato 05:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5 in E-Flat Minor: Appassionato
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  6. 6 No. 6 in A Minor: Allegro 02:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6 in A Minor: Allegro
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  7. 7 No. 7 in C Minor: Lento 07:15
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7 in C Minor: Lento
    Duration
    07:15
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  8. 8 No. 8 in D Minor: Allegro moderato 03:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8 in D Minor: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  9. 9 No. 9 in D Major: Allegro moderato 03:50
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9 in D Major: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  10. 10 No. 1 in B-Flat Minor: Andantino 07:16
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1 in B-Flat Minor: Andantino
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  11. 11 No. 2 in E-Flat Minor: Allegretto 03:23
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2 in E-Flat Minor: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  12. 12 No. 3 in B Minor: Andante cantabile 07:31
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3 in B Minor: Andante cantabile
    Duration
    07:31
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  13. 13 No. 4 in E Minor: Presto 03:09
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 4 in E Minor: Presto
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  14. 14 No. 5 in D-Flat Major: Adagio sostenuto 04:05
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 5 in D-Flat Major: Adagio sostenuto
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  15. 15 No. 6 in C Major: Maestoso 05:04
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 6 in C Major: Maestoso
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg