Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No. 1, Moments musicaux - Steven Osborne

        
Piano Sonata No 1 in D minor Op 28[35'47]
1 Allegro moderato[12'58]
2 Lento[8'43]
3 Allegro molto[14'06]
4 Prelude in D minor Op posth.[2'25]
5 Oskolki 'Fragments'[1'54]
6 Oriental sketch[1'52]
7 Nunc dimittis  (Movement 5 of All-Night Vigil 'Vespers', Op 37)[3'40]

Moments musicaux Op 16[27'52]
8 No 1 in B flat minor: Andantino[6'45]
9 No 2 in E flat minor: Allegretto[3'11]
10 No 3 in B minor: Andante cantabile[7'15]
11 No 4 in E minor: Presto[2'33]
12 No 5 in D flat major: Adagio sostenuto[3'31]
13 No 6 in C major: Maestoso[4'37]
‘Rachmaninov fans won’t want to miss this’ was Gramophone’s verdict on Steven Osborne’s recording of the Études-tableaux, and this thrilling new release is an equally essential acquisition. Osborne proves a predictably fine exponent of the Faustian Piano Sonata No 1 and is no less compelling in the selection of shorter works which completes the album.