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The Complete VOX BOX Recordings!
Michael Ponti is regarded as one of the great pianists of the late 20th century. For five decades. He recorded solo and concerto repertoire ranging from classical to contemporary eras, including dozens of debut recordings of romantic repertoire. Ponti’s survey of Rachmaninoff’s complete solo and two-piano music for Vox was a landmark undertaking, introducing the composer’s rarest works to an international audience.
• First CD release of the complete 3-volume Vox Box series
• New liner notes on the artist and
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music by Gene Gaudette
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Works on This Recording
1.
Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1901-1903; Russia
2.
Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1931; USA
3.
Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1916-1917; Russia
4.
Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1910; Russia
5.
Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; Russia
6.
Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 33 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1911; Russia
7.
Pieces (4) for Piano by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1887; Russia
8.
Prelude for Piano in F major by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1891; Russia
9.
Morceaux de fantaisies (2) by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Russia
10.
Morceaux (7) de salon, Op. 10 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893-1894; Russia
11.
Nocturnes (3) for Piano by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887-1888; Russia
12.
Improvisations (4) for Piano by Sergei Taneyev
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Arensky, Glazunov and Rachmaninov.
13.
Oriental Sketch for Piano in B flat major by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1917; USSR
14.
Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3: no 5, Sérénade in B flat minor by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; Russia
Notes: Original version.
15.
Lachtäubchen (Behr) "Polka de W.R." by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1911
16.
Moments musicaux (6), Op. 16 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Russia
17.
Sonata for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 28 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1907; Russia
18.
Fragments by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1917; Russia
19.
Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3: no 3, Mélodie in E major by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Russia
Notes: Original version.
20.
Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Russia
21.
Variations on a theme of Chopin, Op. 22 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1902-1903; Russia
22.
Duets (6) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 11 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano),
Robert Leonardy (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894; Russia
23.
Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano),
Robert Leonardy (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900-1901; Russia
24.
Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3: no 2, Prélude in C sharp minor by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; Russia
25.
Suite for 2 Pianos no 1, Op. 5 "Fantaisie-tableaux" by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano),
Robert Leonardy (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893; Russia
26.
Russian Rhapsody for 2 Pianos in E minor by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano),
Robert Leonardy (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1891; Russia
27.
Pieces (2) for Piano 6 Hands by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano),
Robert Leonardy (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Russia
28.
Romance for Piano 4 Hands in G major by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano),
Robert Leonardy (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1894; Russia
29.
Polka italienne for Piano 4 Hands by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michael Ponti (Piano),
Robert Leonardy (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1906; Russia
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