Following his much-praised Liszt recital, released in 2011, this\nnew recording is the second project on Naïve-Ambroisie from renowed\nRussian pianist Nikolai Lugansky.

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Considered as one of the best performers of Rachmaninov in the\nworld, Nikolai Lugansky is offering his very personal and accurate\nvision of the two piano sonatas of the composer. Both piano sonatas\nare monuments of the repertoire, with technical challenges and\nintense colours. Yet, composed 5 years apart, presenting a\nmultitude of emotions and contrasts, they are significantly\ndifferent works. Very few recordings already exist of the first\nsonata, that Rachmaninov intended to be a programme sonata based on\nthe main characters of Goethe’s Faust.

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In the coming weeks and months, Lugansky will perform\nRachmaninov, in recital or concerto, in the main venues in Europe\nand North America.

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