Études-Tableaux / 3 Pièces (1917)

1. Études-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 1 In F Minor. Allegro Non Troppo3:08
2. Études-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 2 In C Major. Allegro2:28
3. Études-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 3 In C Minor. Grave5:54
4. Études-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 4 In D Minor. Moderato3:37
5. Études-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 5 In E-Flat Minor. Non Allegro. Presto1:40
6. Études-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 6 In E-Flat Major. Allegro Con Fuoco1:56
7. Études-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 7 In G Minor. Moderato4:10
8. Études-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 8 In C-Sharp Minor. Grave2:59
9. Études-Tableaux, Op. 39, No. 1 In C Minor. Allegro Agitato3:17
10. Études-Tableaux, Op. 39, No. 2 In A Minor. Lento Assai7:08
11. Études-Tableaux, Op. 39, No. 3 In F-Sharp Minor. Allegro Molto2:42
12. Études-Tableaux, Op. 39, No. 4 In B Minor. Allegro Assai3:52
13. Études-Tableaux, Op. 39, No. 5 In E-Flat Minor. Appassionato5:33
14. Études-Tableaux, Op. 39, No. 6 In A Minor. Allegro2:51
15. Études-Tableaux, Op. 39, No. 7 In C Minor. Lento Lugubre7:41
16. Études-Tableaux, Op. 39, No. 8 In D Minor. Allegro Moderato3:40
17. Études-Tableaux, Op. 39, No. 9 In D Major. Allegro Moderato. Tempo di Marcia4:07
18. 3 Pieces, No. 1, Fragments2:00
19. 3 Pieces, No. 2, Oriental Sketch1:53
20. 3 Pieces, No. 3, Prelude In D Minor

Following on from his formidable complete recording of the Preludes, Nikolai Lugansky now immerses us in two more major cycles by Rachmaninoff, the Études-tableaux. Like Chopin and Liszt, the Russian composer here transcends every technical difficulty to make room for emotion alone. At once poet and virtuoso, Nikolai Lugansky is unmatched in his ability to do justice to this prodigious musical kaleidoscope.