Description

This historic reference edition features both of Sergei Rachmaninoff's variations for piano, along with an exceptional CD recording by the internationally acclaimed artist, Idil Biret, who is associated with the Naxos label. Biret has produced over 70 recordings, which include the complete solo piano works and all the concertos by Chopin, Brahms, and Rachmaninoff. At the age of fifteen, she graduated from the Paris Conservatoire, earning three first prizes. Subsequently, she studied under Alfred Cortot and later Wilhelm Kempff, who regarded her as his most outstanding student. Biret has been honored with numerous accolades, including the Lily Boulanger Memorial in Boston, the Harriet Cohen - Dinu Lipatti gold medal in London, the Chevalier de l'Ordre du Merite in France, and the title of State Artist in Turkey, among many others. The contents include: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22 * Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42.