In an earnest attempt to present a balanced program of Sergey Rachmaninov's solo piano music, pianist Alessio Bax has set the 10 Preludes as a centerpiece for his 2011 album on Signum Classics and added selections of early and later pieces to round out the portrait. Yet because Rachmaninov's post-Romantic style didn't undergo the dramatic changes that mark distinct periods in the music of his friend Alexander Scriabin, this scrupulous observance of youthful and mature works does not reveal as many differences as Bax hoped. ...
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In an earnest attempt to present a balanced program of Sergey Rachmaninov's solo piano music, pianist Alessio Bax has set the 10 Preludes as a centerpiece for his 2011 album on Signum Classics and added selections of early and later pieces to round out the portrait. Yet because Rachmaninov's post-Romantic style didn't undergo the dramatic changes that mark distinct periods in the music of his friend Alexander Scriabin, this scrupulous observance of youthful and mature works does not reveal as many differences as Bax hoped. What is revealed, though, is Bax's abundant enthusiasm for the composer, whose demanding music has been a formative influence on his playing, ever since he was exposed to Rachmaninov's recordings in childhood. Bax's passionate outpouring of expression and physical prowess make this a convincing recital, and anyone who enjoys the virtuoso tradition of pianism that is embodied in the Preludes will also find much to like in the other pieces, which date from as early as 1887, up to the...
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