Rachmaninoff Prelude in D major, Op. 23 no. 4: Aching Beauty

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A real gem to celebrate the 150 year anniversary of the great Rachmaninoff. This is his way of basically writing a Nocturne, albeit under the wider-encompassing title of a Prelude. But compared to Chopin and the first generation of romantics, Rachmaninoff utlizises the modern piano to its full extent with breathing swellings of sound and aching chromatic harmony, put together to perfection. Henrik Kilhamn, piano.

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Rachmaninoff Prelude in D major, Op. 23 no. 4: Aching Beauty

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