The songs by Sergei Rachmaninoff feature an equal dialogue between the voice and piano, allowing both artists to express their sensitivity and personality.
Recording & Production
This album is a coproduction with Südwestrundfunk (SWR2) and was recorded in the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio in Warsaw, Poland.
Performer Biography
Beata Szalwinska, a Polish pianist, made her debut in the National Philharmonic in Warsaw after winning a competition for the best performance of a piano concerto.
Performer Biography
Alexander Anisimov, a bass, is a prize winner of both the Glinka and Tchaikovsky Competitions and has performed at major opera houses worldwide, including the Metropolitan Opera and La Scala.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Rachmaninoff's Romances combine vocal lyricism, rich piano parts, and texts by great Russian poets to express universal human emotions like love, happiness, and suffering.
Performer Biography
Beata Szalwinska is the founder of 'Aconcagua Quintet', which interprets the 'Tango Nuevo' music of Astor Piazzolla, and their first album was acclaimed as album of the month by Classicmania in Luxembourg.
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