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A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations.

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and the Radio 3 Disc of the Week recommendation.

Record Review: Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Sonata with Lucy Parham and Andrew McGregor in Building a Library

Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Sonata with Lucy Parham and Andrew McGregor in Building a Library

BBC Radio 3 - Record Review, Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Sonata with Lucy Parham and Andrew McGregor in Building a Library

Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Sonata with Lucy Parham in Building a Library

Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Sonata with Lucy Parham in Building a Library; Mark Seow on new releases of baroque music

with Andrew McGregor

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Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Sonata with Lucy Parham in Building a Library

Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 36, in B-flat minor was composed in 1913 and revised it in 1931. Three years after his third piano concerto was finished, he moved with his family to Rome and started working on his second piano sonata. It is a mighty but technically challenging piece. Rachmaninov himself was not satisfied with the work and revised it in 1931. In 1940, the pianist Vladimir Horowitz created his own edition which combined elements of both previous versions.

10.40
Mark Seow talks to Andrew about some new recordings of baroque music including works by Purcell, Bach and Telemann

11.25
Record of the Week: Andrew recommends an outstanding new release.

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