Episode 43: 20043 Rachmaninoff Variations on a Theme of Chopin; Chopin Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3

SOMM RECORDINGS is delighted to announce the return of pianist Peter Donohoe to the label following his acclaimed complete survey of Mozart’s Piano Sonatas with a dazzling new recital coupling Rachmaninoff – on the 150th anniversary of his birth in 1873 – and Chopin.“Rachmaninoff is unimaginable without Chopin,” asserts Russian music expert Marina Frolova-Walker in authoritative booklet notes that point to Rachmaninoff’s long engagement with Chopin’s music in the concert hall and recording studio.TracksSergei RachmaninoffVariations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22 (28:57)Theme, Variations 1-10 (6:29)Variations 11-14 (6:33)Variations 15-18 (5:03)Variations 19-21 (5:01)Variation 22 (5:48)Frédéric ChopinPiano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 (25:31)I. Grave – Doppio movimento (8:19)II. Scherzo (6:35)III. Marche funèbre: Lento (8:53)IV. Finale: Presto (1:43)Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 (26:56)I. Allegro maestoso (9:29)II. Scherzo: Molto vivace (2:36)III. Largo (9:22)IV. Finale: Presto non tanto (5:27)Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcast with the permission of Sean Dacy from Rosebrook Media.