Rachmaninoff — Complete Preludes
Catalog: CACD 9127-2 • Status: Identified
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Capsule Summary
This disc is the work of eight pianists. Eight Preludes have been traced to Ian Hobson’s recording, five to Earl Wild, four to John Browning’s Delos CD, two (minus two chords) to Dmitri Alexeev, two (plus two chords) to Andrei Nikolsky, and one each to Idil Biret, Alexander Vaulin, and Kazune Shimizu. The middle section of Op. 23 No. 5 has been slowed down by approximately 2.5%. No other tempo manipulation was detected.
Sources
- John Browning — Delos DE 3044 (Op. 23 No. 4; Op. 32 Nos. 5, 12 and 13)
- Ian Hobson — Arabesque 6616 (Op. 23 Nos. 1, 2 and 5; Op. 32 Nos. 2, 6, 8, 10 and 11)
- Andrei Nikolsky — Arte Nova 27795 (Op. 3 No. 2 – last two chords only; Op. 23 Nos. 7 and 9)
- Alexander Vaulin — Classico 231 (Op. 23 No. 3)
- Idil Biret — Naxos 8.550348 (Op. 23 No. 8)
- Earl Wild — Chesky 114 (Op. 23 No. 10; Op. 32 Nos. 1, 3, 4, and 7)
- Dmitri Alexeev — Virgin 59289 (Op. 3 No. 2 – except last two chords; Op. 32 No. 9)
- Kazune Shimizu — CBS 32DC544 (Op. 23 No. 6)
Track Evidence
Track 1: Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2
Dmitri Alexeev (4:15)
Hatto (4:22)
Last two chords:
Andrei Nikolsky (12.5 seconds)
Hatto (12.5 seconds)
This track is played by Alexeev but switches to Nikolsky for the final two chords.
Track 2: Prelude in F-sharp minor, Op. 23 No. 1
Ian Hobson (3:01)
Hatto (3:01)
Track 3: Prelude in B-flat major, Op. 23 No. 2
Ian Hobson (3:06)
Hatto (3:06)
Track 4: Prelude in D minor, Op. 23 No. 3
Alexander Vaulin (4:02)
Hatto (4:02)
Track 5: Prelude in D major, Op. 23 No. 4
John Browning (5:22)
Hatto (5:22)
Track 6: Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5
Ian Hobson (3:53)
Hatto (3:55)
The middle section is slowed down by approximately 2.5%.
Track 7: Prelude in E-flat major, Op. 23 No. 6
Kazune Shimizu (2:36)
Hatto (2:36)
Track 8: Prelude in C minor, Op. 23 No. 7
Andrei Nikolsky (2:09)
Hatto (2:09)
Track 9: Prelude in A-flat major, Op. 23 No. 8
Idil Biret (3:17)
Hatto (3:17)
Track 10: Prelude in E-flat minor, Op. 23 No. 9
Andrei Nikolsky (1:54)
Hatto (1:54)
Track 11: Prelude in G-flat major, Op. 23 No. 10
Earl Wild (3:36)
Hatto (3:36)
Track 12: Prelude in C major, Op. 32 No. 1
Earl Wild (1:11)
Hatto (1:11)
Track 13: Prelude in B-flat minor, Op. 32 No. 2
Ian Hobson (3:12)
Hatto (3:12)
Track 14: Prelude in E major, Op. 32 No. 3
Earl Wild (2:16)
Hatto (2:16)
Track 15: Prelude in E minor, Op. 32 No. 4
Earl Wild (5:07)
Hatto (5:06)
The held octave at 4:28 (highlighted) has been shortened by 1.2 seconds in the Hatto version.
Track 16: Prelude in G major, Op. 32 No. 5
John Browning (3:33)
Hatto (3:33)
Track 17: Prelude in F minor, Op. 32 No. 6
Ian Hobson (1:25)
Hatto (1:25)
Track 18: Prelude in F major, Op. 32 No. 7
Earl Wild (2:11)
Hatto (2:11)
Track 19: Prelude in A minor, Op. 32 No. 8
Ian Hobson (1:39)
Hatto (1:39)
Track 20: Prelude in A major, Op. 32 No. 9
Dmitri Alexeev (2:24)
Hatto (2:24)
Track 21: Prelude in B minor, Op. 32 No. 10
Ian Hobson (4:59)
Hatto (4:59)
Track 22: Prelude in B major, Op. 32 No. 11
Ian Hobson (2:23)
Hatto (2:23)
Track 23: Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32 No. 12
John Browning (2:34)
Hatto (2:34)
Track 24: Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 32 No. 13
John Browning (5:28)
Hatto (5:28)