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Composer of the Week: Rachmaninov

BBC Radio 3
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In the wake of the Third Piano
Concerto, during his last years in Russia, Rachmaninov's style became less lyrical and more astringent, the piano writing more formidable in its technical challenges. Peter Donohoe introduces a selection of the Etudes-
Tableaux, and Stephen Hough reflects on a remarkable performance of the Second Piano Sonata.
Etudes-Tableaux, Op 39: No 4 in B minor; No 7 in C minor
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Etude-Tableau in E flat minor,
Op 39 No 5
Murray Perahia (piano)
Etude-Tableau in D, Op 39 No 9 Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
Etude-Tableau in C, Op 33 No 2 The Composer (piano)
Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor
Joseph Villa (piano)
Repeated next Thursday 11.30pm

Contributors

Introduces:
Peter Donohoe
Introduces:
Stephen Hough
Piano:
Sviatoslav Richter
Piano:
Vladimir Horowitz
Source: Radio Times

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