Rachmaninov: Transkripce – CD

Sergei Rachmaninoffs piano transcriptions performed by Marek Kozk. Rachmaninoffs four piano concertos remain a test of the worlds leading pianists, while his transcriptions of works by other composers, along with two of his own songs, receive less attention despite offering equally fascinating insight into his artistry and life. Like Liszt and Busoni, Rachmaninoff treated transcription as both a tribute to the original and an independent creation with a new sound aesthetic. Most of these works date from 19211929, when he was frequently concertising and recording and could display his phenomenal technique on stage. Highlights include Mendelssohns popular Scherzo from the music for A Midsummer Nights Dream and three movements from Bachs Violin Partita in E major, BWV 1006. Tchaikovskys Cradle Song from the Six Romances, recorded in 1941, symbolically concludes the composers output as a remembrance of his admired teacher and an exceptional man. Each transcription reflects Rachmaninoffs humility and inner integrity, qualities that also characterise Marek Kozks performance. The programme includes Rachmaninoffs Lilac and Daisies, and transcriptions of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn, Modest Mussorgsky, Georges Bizet, Fritz Kreisler, Franz Behr, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Franz Liszt, including Bachs Partita No. 3, Schuberts Wohin?, Mendelssohns Scherzo, Mussorgskys Hopak, Bizets Minuet, Kreislers Liebesfreud and Liebesleid, Behrs Polka de W. R., Tchaikovskys Cradle Song, Rimsky-Korsakovs Flight of the Bumblebee and Liszts Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.