RJ Jacinto Weightless Original Version

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The pianist Lukas Geniušas has recorded the original version of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Sonata no.1 in the composer’s Swiss home Villa Senar (Sergei & Natalia Rachmaninoff) and on his own piano, an unusually long Steinway & Sons model, presented to the composer and concert pianist by the manufacturer to mark his sixtieth birthday. The difference between the original version of Sonata no.1 and the second version, shorter by more than 100 bars, is not just a question of length, according to Lukas Geniušas: ‘There is a lot lost between the first and second editions. I know it goes against the grain, but I would name this sonata to be one of, if not the best Rachmaninoff’s solo piano work. Its shattering might, its splendor and scale can only be likened to the Third piano concerto, which was written soon after.’ The programme is completed by four preludes from the Op. 32 set.

This Sibelius-Kavakos recording when it was originally released in 1991 was voted: "Best Concerto Recording 1991" (GRAMOPHONE Award), "Record of the year 1991" (The U.K. Sibelius Society), "Pick of the year " (Classic CD, the U.K.), Records of the year 1991 ( Helsingin Sanomat).

Rene Clemencic & Clemencic Consort - Carmina Burana [Original Version]
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 1,15 GB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Harmonia Mundi # HMA 190336.38 | Country/Year: France 1990, 1975-78
Genre: Classical | Style: Medieval

The words "original version" on the cover of this release are doubtless intended to indicate to the casual browser that this is not a recording of Carl Orff's choral spectacle called Carmina Burana, but of the pieces that inspired that work, contained in a medieval manuscript rediscovered in the nineteenth century in a Bavarian village called Benediktbeuern (hence "Carmina Burana," or songs or Beuern).