Hannes Minnaar - Rachmaninoff & Ravel: Piano Works (2011) [DSD]

For his debut CD [Minnaar] displays further attributes as a convincing tonal colourist and ardent Romantic. I was much taken with the sound world Minnaar creates for the Ravel, abetted by the recording - neither too intrusively close up nor too resonantly distant...'Oiseaux tristes' is particularly fine, while the digital challenges of 'Alborada' are deftly addressed...He's a natural talent with a bold streak.



Tracks:

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1932)
Piano Sonata No.1
1. Allegro moderato - 3:44
2. Lento - 09:15
3. Allegro molto - 14:59

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Sonatine
4. Modéré - 04:14
5. Mouvement de menuet - 03:02
6. Animé - 04:04
Miroirs
7. Noctuelles - 05:03
8. Oiseaux tristes - 03:58
9. Une barque sur l’océan - 07:55
10. Alborada del gracioso - 07:02
11. La vallée des cloches - 05:42

Personnel:

Hannes Minnaar (piano)