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Nikolai Lugansky plays piano music by Rachmaninov at the Wigmore Hall.

Presented by Martin Handley.

An all-Rachmaninov programme from a leading exponent of this repertoire, celebrated for the expressivity of his playing and the emotional variety of his interpretations.

Lugansky begins with the 10 Preludes Op. 23, written in 1900鈥�1903, when Rachmaninov was short of money after his marriage. Though the motivation for their composition was predominantly financial, they transcend their background and are some of Rachmaninov鈥檚 most heartfelt and expressive works.

After the enormous set of variations based on a traditional theme also used by Corelli, La Folia, the concert ends with the second set of 脡tudes-Tableaux Op. 39, a set of 9 鈥渟tudy pictures鈥� exploring different facets of piano technique and expressive effect.

Rachmaninov: 10 Preludes Op. 23

Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42

Etudes-tableaux Op. 39

Recorded at the Wigmore Hall, London, on 20th March 2023.