Rachmaninov: Suites for Two Pianos and works for Piano Trio

Featuring

Barbara Karaśkiewicz
Michał Rot
Dagmara Swystun
Sergei Rysanov
Huberman Piano Trio
Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Composer Biography

Most of Rachmaninov's chamber music, including the works on this album, was composed in his youth between 1890 and 1896.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Rachmaninov believed a composer's music should reflect their country of birth, religion, romances, and the sum of their experiences.

Composition History

Rachmaninov's youthful piano trios are linked to Pyotr Tchaikovsky, a master 30 years his senior who supported his work.

Composition History

The Suite No. 1 for two pianos, titled Fantaisie-Tableau, was dedicated to the deceased Tchaikovsky and is a series of musical images inspired by poems.

Recording & Production

This album celebrates the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninov's birth and the 80th anniversary of his death in 2023.

Historical Context

Rachmaninov left Russia in 1917 due to the turbulent political situation, eventually settling in the United States and Switzerland.

Compositional Technique

Rachmaninov's Trio Elegiaque No. 1, like Tchaikovsky's Trio in A minor, abandons the traditional multi-movement structure and culminates in a funeral march.