Rachmaninov: Piano Sonatas Nos 1-2 & The Isle of the Dead

Jonathan Dobson
Friday, May 23, 2025

'Giltburg brings muscularity to Rachmaninov’s sonatas but sacrifices some of the music’s lyricism and rhythmic clarity, partly due to recording balance and interpretative choices'

Rachmaninov Piano Sonatas – No 1 in D minor, Op 28; No 2 in B flat minor, Op 36 (1931 version). The Isle of the Dead (arr Georgy Kirkor and Boris Giltburg) Boris Giltburg pf Naxos 8 574601
Rachmaninov Piano Sonatas – No 1 in D minor, Op 28; No 2 in B flat minor, Op 36 (1931 version). The Isle of the Dead (arr Georgy Kirkor and Boris Giltburg) Boris Giltburg pf Naxos 8 574601

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