Rachmaninov: Suites for Two Pianos & Music for Piano Trio
Catalogue No: DDX 21101
EAN/UPC: 809730110122
Artists: Barbara Karaskiewicz, Dagmara Swystun, Huberman Piano Trio, Michał Rot, Sergei Rysanov
Composers: Sergei Rachmaninov
Release Date: May 2023
Genres: Chamber Music, Piano
Periods: Romantic
Discs: 1
Total Playing Time: 70:44
A new album of chamber works by Sergei Rachmaninov. This outstanding recording was made at two venues in Poland: the Łódź Academy of Music, and the Czestochowa Philharmony. The principal performer is pianist Barbara Karaśkiewicz who has made several highly praised recordings for Divine Art (and before that the esteemed Polish label Acte Preable). She performs two piano duos with her musical partner Michał Rot. The chamber works are played by the Huberman Piano Trio whose Divine Art recording of 20th Century Chamber music was also acclaimed by critics.
Both the performances and the perfectly engineered recording offer a sumptuous program of Rachmaninov that will delight listeners.
The Huberman Trio was formed at the initiative of Barbara Karaśkiewicz, named in honour of the great Polish artist Bronislav Huberman, famed for his performances and transcriptions of works by Chopin and others.
Track Listing
- Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos, Op. 5 - I. Barcarolle:Allegretto (8:06)
- Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos, Op. 5 - II. Oh Night, Oh Love: Adagio sostenuto (5:49)
- Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos, Op. 5 - III. Tears: Largo di molto (5:03)
- Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos, Op. 5 - IV. Easter: Allegro maestoso (2:18)
- Trio Elegiaque No. 1 in G minor (3:48)
- Five Fantasy Pieces, Op. 3 - No. 1 Elegie (5:48)
- Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17 - I. Introduction: Alla marcia (4:05)
- Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17 - II. Waltz: Presto (6:15)
- Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17 - III. Romance: Andantino (6:47)
- Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17 - IV. Tarantella: Presto (6:37)
- Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 (6:06)
Sergei Rachmaninov:
Reviews
“Their [Huberman Piano Trio] Rachmaninoff Trio is top notch. The Huberman Trio plays this rarely heard piece with all the passion and attention to detail one could ever want…it is the trio pieces that set this release apart and make it worth getting.
” —James Harrington
“Barbara Karaśkiewicz and Michał Rot play sublimely with a command of the grand Romantic style seldom heard these days. In the same manner, the superbly accomplished members of the Huberman Piano Trio bring to life [the trio works] in impeccably delivered readings.
” —Rafael de Acha