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The death of Alexei Sultanov in 2005, at the age of 35, deprived the world of a pianist some considered the greatest of his time. This live 1996 recital from Japan shows why critics praised his ability to 'reach a listener like nobody else' and why the Japanese dubbed him 'Demonic'. The program features works by Chopin, Scriabin, and Rachmaninoff. Stereo. Recorded live in Tokyo 1996, 2 CDs.

Sergei Rachmaninoff is now widely regarded as one of the greatest 20th-century composers and pianists. He was born on April 1, 1873, on a large estate near the ancient city of Novgorod, Russia. His father was an army officer and his mother was a wealthy heiress. His father gambled, drank, and squandered his wife's money. He deserted his family when Sergei was nine years old.

This very fine Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto will come as a surprise to those who view Arcadi Volodos merely as a barn-storming virtuoso with few ideas and even less subtlety. His attack on the opening chords is big and bold, to be sure, but he never bangs, and once the first movement proper gets going he's noteworthy for the smoothness and flow that characterizes the first subject, and the very relaxed wistfulness with which he shapes the work's more reflective moments. In truth, Volodos and Ozawa have a tendency to let the tension sag a little in the movement's later stages, particularly just before the coda, but only very slightly.

Compilation of the best piano works. In this collection includes favorite piano pieces by composers such as Bach, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and many others ...