Rakhmaninov: Preludes Op. 23 & Op. 32

On this CD:

1. Preludes (10) for piano, Op.23
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by John Lill

2. Preludes (13) for piano, Op.32
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by John Lill

Tracks:

Ten Prlds Op.23, No.1 in f #: Largo
Ten Prlds Op.23, No.2 in B flat: Maestoso
Ten Prlds Op.23, No.3 in d: Tempo Di Minuetto
Ten Prlds Op.23, No.4 in D: Andante Cantabile
Ten Prlds Op.23, No.5 in g: Alla Mirca
Ten Prlds Op.23, No.6 in E flat: Andante
Ten Prlds Op.23, No.7 in c: Allegro
Ten Prlds Op.23, No.8 in A flat: Allegro
Ten Prlds Op.23, No.9 in e flat: Presto
Ten Prlds Op.23, No.10 in G flat: Largo
Thirteen Prlds Op.32, No.1 in C: Allegro Vivace
Thirteen Prlds Op.32, No.2 in b flat: Allegretto
Thirteen Prlds Op.32, No.3 in E: Allegro Vivace
Thirteen Prlds Op.32, No.4 in e: Allegro Con Brio
Thirteen Prlds Op.32, No.5 in G: Moderato
Thirteen Prlds Op.32, No.6 in f: Allegro Appassionato
Thirteen Prlds Op.32, No.7 in F: Moderato
Thirteen Prlds Op.32, No.8 in a: Vivo
Thirteen Prlds Op.32, No.9 in A: Allegro Moderato
Thirteen Prlds Op.32, No.10 in b: Allegretto
Thirteen Prlds Op.32, No.11 in B: Allegretto
Thirteen Prlds Op.32, No.12 in g#: Allegro
Thirteen Prlds Op.32, No.13 in D flat: Grave

Customer Reviews:

Take a look around this high caliber pianist!.......2006-06-15

John Lill was a prominent British pianist, who despite his enormous musical skills and inimitable tune, has somehow been missed for the great audiences.

As all we know the most of British pianist have always exhibited a common feature; his temperament is remarkably reflexive and introspective; for the American audiences that approach is very distant from the thundering pianism or sparkling fingering of Horowitz, Kapell and Richter, for instance.

You may realize how John Ogdon and Vladimir Ashkenazy, who shared honors in the Second Tchaikovsky's Piano competition 1962 , received different reception in USA. And the list might be extended to Myra Hess, Clifford Curzon, Tomas Vasary, and more recently Leslie Howard. For many listeners this style is far to be engaging. And John Lill who also awards important prizes, could not obtain all his deserved acknowledgement from this side of the Atlantic

It's time for him to be more widely known, despite the elapsed years.

Lill and Rachmaninov.......2005-05-26

I recommend this CD for the solo piano lover, and especially anyone looking for a good recording of Rachmaninov's prelude cycle. John Lill is magnificent laying down the elegance of these works, and it is a solid 23 tracks. The quality of the recording is very good and the liner notes are beautifully written. I recommend John Lill's recording over any others' because his interpretation of Rachmaninov is unhindered by his own agenda - i.e., Lill plays the preludes nearly verbatim to the composer's direction. This makes for a body of work which can be a standard for a pianist beginning work on a prelude or just entertaining.

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