Rachmaninoff — Complete Preludes
Catalog: CACD 9127-2 • Status: Partially Identified
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Capsule Summary
This CD is the work of at least six pianists. Eight Preludes have been traced to Ian Hobson’s recording, four to John Browning’s Delos CD, two to Andrei Nikolsky, and one each to Idil Biret and Alexander Vaulin. The remaining eight Preludes are unidentified. 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; 32 Nos. 5, 12, 13)
- Ian Hobson — Arabesque 6616 (Op. 23 Nos. 1, 2, 5; Op. 32 Nos 2, 6, 8, 10, 11)
- Andrei Nikolsky — Arte Nova 27795 (Op. 23 Nos 7, 9)
- Alexander Vaulin — Classico 231 (Op. 23 No. 3)
- Idil Biret — Naxos 8.550348 (Op. 23 No. 8)
- Remaining tracks — Unidentified sources
Track Evidence
Track 1: Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2
Unidentified source
Track 2: Prelude in F-sharp minor, Op. 23 No. 1
Hobson (3:01)
Hatto (3:01)
Track 3: Prelude in B-flat major, Op. 23 No. 2
Hobson (3:06)
Hatto (3:06)
Track 4: Prelude in D minor, Op. 23 No. 3
Vaulin (4:02)
Hatto (4:02)
Track 5: Prelude in D major, Op. 23 No. 4
Browning (5:22)
Hatto (5:22)
Track 6: Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5
Hobson (3:53)
Hatto (3:55) — middle section slowed ≈ 2.5%
Track 7: Prelude in E-flat major, Op. 23 No. 6
Unidentified source
Track 8: Prelude in C minor, Op. 23 No. 7
Nikolsky (2:09)
Hatto (2:09)
Track 9: Prelude in A-flat major, Op. 23 No. 8
Biret (3:17)
Hatto (3:17)
Track 10: Prelude in E-flat minor, Op. 23 No. 9
Nikolsky (1:54)
Hatto (1:54)
Track 11: Prelude in G-flat major, Op. 23 No. 10
Unidentified source
Track 12: Prelude in C major, Op. 32 No. 1
Unidentified source
Track 13: Prelude in B-flat minor, Op. 32 No. 2
Hobson (3:12)
Hatto (3:12)
Track 14: Prelude in E major, Op. 32 No. 3
Unidentified source
Track 15: Prelude in E minor, Op. 32 No. 4
Unidentified source
Track 16: Prelude in G major, Op. 32 No. 5
Browning (3:33)
Hatto (3:33)
Track 17: Prelude in F minor, Op. 32 No. 6
Hobson (1:25)
Hatto (1:25)
Track 18: Prelude in F major, Op. 32 No. 7
Unidentified source
Track 19: Prelude in A minor, Op. 32 No. 8
Hobson (1:39)
Hatto (1:39)
Track 20: Prelude in A major, Op. 32 No. 9
Unidentified source
Track 21: Prelude in B minor, Op. 32 No. 10
Hobson (4:59)
Hatto (4:59)
Track 22: Prelude in B major, Op. 32 No. 11
Hobson (2:23)
Hatto (2:23)
Track 23: Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32 No. 12
Browning (2:34)
Hatto (2:34)
Track 24: Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 32 No. 13
Browning (5:28)
Hatto (5:28)