NIKOLAI MEDTNER (1880–1951) / SERGEI RACHMANINOV (1873–1943)

 

Music for Two Pianos

 

Medtner

Two Pieces Op. 58:

Knight Errant

Russian Round-Dance (A Tale)

 

Rachmaninov

Suite No. 2 Op. 17

Russian Rhapsody Op. posth

Symphonic Dances Op. 45

 

‘Phenomenal … transcendental’ (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide) Gramophone Editor’s Choice

 

‘I would happily recommend all Russophiles buy this disc for the stunning Medtner performances alone.’ (CD Review)

 

Dmitri Alexeev, Nikolai Demidenko – pianos

 

Total Duration: 78'56

 

Helios CDH55337