Han Chen - Rubinstein: Piano Works (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Piano Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 12: I. Allegro appassionato
02. Piano Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 12: II. Andante largamente
03. Piano Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 12: III. Moderato
04. Piano Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 12: IV. Moderato con fuoco
05. 3 Serenades, Op. 22: No. 1, Andante con moto
06. 3 Serenades, Op. 22: No. 2, Moderato
07. 3 Serenades, Op. 22: No. 3, Allegretto con moto
08. Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 20: I. Allegro con moto
09. Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 20: II. Theme & Variations
10. Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 20: III. Vivace


Anton Rubinstein was the equal of Liszt as a pianist and a technically gifted composer but, in his own words, he was perceived by his contemporaries as too German to be Russian and too Russian to be German, and his music was frequently disparaged. Although occasionally derivative, the first two sonatas are impressively bravura and passionate works which pianist Han Chen approaches as if reading a 19th-century Russian novel, digging down to the very essence of the human soul. It is perhaps an irony of the history of taste that Rubinstein’s very real achievements are beginning to be valued only some 125 years after his death.

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