Daniil Trifonov & Sergei Babayan – Rachmaninoff For Two – CD

Daniil Trifonov and his friend and mentor, Sergei Babayan, present their first full album of piano duets. Rachmaninoff for Two contains performances of the Russian composer’s two Suites for two pianos and the two-piano version of his Symphonic Dances, together with Trifonov’s own transcription of the Adagio from Symphony No. 2. The album pays tribute to one of the world’s most beloved pianist-composers, as part of this year’s Rachmaninoff 150 celebrations.

Disc: 1
1 III. Adagio
2 I. Introduction. Alla Marcia
3 II. Valse. Presto
4 III. Romance. Andantino
5 IV. Tarantelle. Presto

Disc: 2
1 I. Barcarolle. Allegretto (After Verses By Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov)
2 II. La Nuit… L’amour. Adagio Sostenuto (After Verses By Lord Byron)
3 III. Les Larmes. Largo Di Molto (After Verses By Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev)
4 IV. Pâques. Allegro Maestoso (After Verses By Aleksy Stepanovich Khomyakov)
5 I. Non Allegro – Lento – Tempo I
6 II. Andante Con Moto (Tempo Di Valse)
7 III. Lento Assai – Allegro Vivace – Lento Assai – Allegro Vivace