Utwory na płycie:

• Moments musicaux- Op 16 (1896) - in B flat minor in b-Moll en si bémol mineur
• Moments musicaux- Op 16 (1896) - in E flat minor in es-Moll en mi bémol mineur
• Moments musicaux- Op 16 (1896) - in B minor in h-Moll en si mineur
• Moments musicaux- Op 16 (1896) - in E minor in e-Moll en mi mineur
• Moments musicaux- Op 16 (1896) - in D flat major in Des-Dur en ré bémol majeur
• Moments musicaux- Op 16 (1896) - in C major in C-Dur en ut majeur
• Etudes-tableaux- Op 33 (1911) - Op 33 No 1 in F minor in f-Moll en fa mineur
• Etudes-tableaux- Op 33 (1911) - Op 33 No 2 in C major in C-Dur en ut majeur
• Etudes-tableaux- Op 33 (1911) - Op 33 No 3 (Op posth ) in C minor in c-Moll en ut mineur
• Etudes-tableaux- Op 33 (1911) - Op 33 No 5 (Op posth ) in D minor in d-Moll en ré mineur
• Etudes-tableaux- Op 33 (1911) - Op 33 No 6 in E flat minor in es-Moll en mi bémol mineur
• Etudes-tableaux- Op 33 (1911) - Op 33 No 7 in E flat major in Es-Dur en mi bémol majeur
• Etudes-tableaux- Op 33 (1911) - Op 33 No 8 in G minor in g-Moll en sol mineur
• Etudes-tableaux- Op 33 (1911) - Op 33 No 9 in C sharp minor in cis-Moll en ut dièse mineur
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Theme Andante -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation I Poco più mosso -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation II Listesso tempo -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation III Tempo di Minuetto -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation IV Andante -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation V Allegro (ma non tanto) -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation VI Listesso tempo -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation VII Vivace -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation VIII Adagio misterioso -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation IX Un poco più mosso -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation X Allegro scherzando - Poco più mosso -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation XI Allegro vivace -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation XII Listesso tempo -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation XIII Agitato -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Intermezzo A tempo rubato -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation XIV Andante (come prima) -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation XV Listesso tempo -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation XVI Allegro vivace -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation XVII Meno mosso - Poco meno mosso -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation XVIII Allegro con brio -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation XIX Più mosso Agitato -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Variation XX Più mosso -
• Variations on a Theme of Corelli- Op 42 (1931) - Coda Andante

Moments musicaux, Op. 16
Études-tableaux, Op. 33
‘Corelli’ Variations, Op. 42

With her winning combination of consummate technical brilliance, fine musicianship, and personal verve, the pianist Xiayin Wang captures the hearts of audiences wherever she appears. She is achiving high levels of recognision for her commanding performances as a recitalist, chamber musician, and orchestral soloist in such venues as New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. This is Wang’s second disc for Chandos Records. Her previous disc, of piano works by Earl Wild, was an ‘International Piano Choice’ in International Piano.

The six Moments musicaux constitute a set of solo piano pieces, each representing a different but complementary musical form, such as the nocturne, song without words, barcarolle, virtuoso étude, or variations. Although intended from the beginning as part of a set, each piece holds its own well, with individual themes and moods, ranging from the sombre funeral march of No. 3 to the majestic canon of No. 6. Revolutionary and grand in style, the Moments musicaux still retain the charm of Rachmaninoff’s early works: dense, rich in counterpoint, highly chromatic, poignantly nationalistic, deeply felt, and, of course, exceptionally challenging to the pianist.

The Études-tableaux were composed as ‘picture pieces’. Rachmaninoff never did disclose what inspired each piece, but stated: ‘I don’t believe in the artist that discloses too much of his images. Let [the public] paint for themselves what [the music] most suggests.’

The Variations on a Theme of Corelli was the last original solo piano work that Rachmaninoff wrote, and the only one he composed outside Russia. The theme of this cycle is actually not by Arcangelo Corelli (1653 – 1713), but an old Spanish-French folk dance. The Variations were written in 1931, the same year that the composer boldly denounced the Soviet Union, referring to its leaders as ‘Communist grave-diggers’. Stalin consequently banned Rachmaninoff’s music, but, recognising its more appealing and generally less radical nature, rehabilitated it three years later. The work is among several pieces that were later well received in Moscow.