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Title: Van, thy name is Virtuoso
Review: This is one of my favorite CD's. I once had this in LP format (does that disclose my age)? The Preludes are correct and all that but the real focus is on the Sonatas and the REAL focus between those two is on the ferociously fiendish Rachmoninoff II.I have other recordings of this sonata but none come close to communicating the depth, the passion, the exultant pianism of this piece. Nobody - and I repeat - Nobody plays Rachmaninoff like van Cliburn and nobody has such a way with this sonata. He perfectly captures all the internal rhythms, the chugging drive and finally the lush release of pure Romanticism. This is a recording for the ages.
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