Martin Cousin - Rachmaninov: Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33/39 (2014)

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Artist: Martin Cousin
Title Of Album: Rachmaninov: Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33/39
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: SOMM Recordings
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC
Total Time: 63:48 min
Total Size: 181 MB
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Tracklist:

01. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33: No. 1: Allegro non troppo (2:59)
02. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33: No. 2 in C Major: Allegro (2:41)
03. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33 : No. 3 in C Minor: Grave (4:40)
04. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33: No. 5 in D Minor: Moderato (3:17)
05. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33: No. 6: Non allegro (1:50)
06. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33: No. 7: Allegro con fuoco (1:49)
07. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33: No. 8 in G Minor: Moderato (3:32)
08. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33: No. 9: Grave (2:58)
09. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 1: Allegro agitato (3:21)
10. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 2: Lento assai (7:30)
11. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 3: Allegro molto (3:15)
12. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 4: Allegro assai (3:53)
13. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 5: Appassionato (5:12)
14. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 6: Allegro (2:45)
15. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39 : No. 7 in C Minor: Lento (6:42)
16. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 8: Allegro moderato (3:26)
17. Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 9: Allegro moderato (3:58)

The technical demands of Rachmaninov's two sets of Etudes-Tableaux put them outside the reach of all but the most accomplished pianists, and with this recording Martin Cousin claims himself a place in the first rank of today's performers, dazzling with his command of the fiendishly difficult E flat major allegro con fuoco of the Op. 33 set or the demonic A minor allegro/presto of the Op. 39 collection. Equally, he can charm us with his melting readings of the wistful Op. 33 D minor and G minor moderatos, without ever falling the wrong side of sentimental. A landmark recording. ***** --Observer , 6/7/14