Rachmaninov • Medtner
Works for solo piano
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‘Here’s an excellent programme of evocative works by Rachmaninov and his close colleague Medtner, their virtuosic demands effortlessly surmounted in performances of compelling narrative sweep … Steven Osborne’s account is powerful and propulsive.’ Daniel Jaffé
Rachmaninov
Variations on a Theme of Corelli; Piano Sonata No. 2
Medtner
Skazki; Sonata in B flat minor
Steven Osborne (piano)
Hyperion CDA 67936
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Authors
Daniel Jaffé has been associated with BBC Music Magazine since 2004 when he was the reviews editor, working in that post until he went freelance in 2011. Previously he was on the editorial teams of Classic CD and Gramophone. He is a specialist in both Russian and 20th-century British music.