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Upcoming Release – 17 October 2025

Rachmaninoff: Complete Original Solo Piano Works, Vol. 1 – The Early Years
Konstantin Scherbakov launches a landmark 4-volume cycle of Rachmaninoff’s complete original works for solo piano. Volume 1 focuses on the composer’s early output (1887–1894), from youthful student works such as the Four Pieces and Three Nocturnes to the celebrated Morceaux de fantaisie Op. 3 and Morceaux de salon Op. 10. Scherbakov’s authoritative artistry brings insight and cohesion to these rarely heard pieces, many of which foreshadow the mature voice of one of music’s greatest pianists and composers.

Recording Engineer: Cheluis Salmerón
Producer: Calio Alonso
Recording Assistant: Enrique Espigares
Editing: Jose Baena
Piano Technician: Patrick J. Hinves
Mixing and Mastering: Cheluis Salmerón
Producers: Siesta Producciones, Úbeda Music and Dance Festival
Recorded at: Church of the Hospital of Santiago, Úbeda
Recording Dates: 8–15 February 2023

Released: 17 October 2025

RACHMANINOFF COMPLETE ORIGINAL SOLO PIANO WORKS – VOL.1

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The Early Years

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Earliest surviving piano piece, composed when Rachmaninoff was 14.
Part of a student set written at the Moscow Conservatory.
One of Rachmaninoff’s first attempts at a dramatic piano prelude.
Shows the lyrical gift that would define his mature style.
Written in the style of a Baroque dance, reflecting Conservatory training.
First of three early nocturnes, alternating lyricism and virtuosity.
Second nocturne, with a more extroverted, march-like character.
Final nocturne, darker in tone and written a year later.
A contrapuntal exercise from his Conservatory studies.
Another student work, written as a required fugue assignment.
A short, lyrical character piece composed during his studies.
First published piece, a somber elegy that gained popularity.
Rachmaninoff’s most famous piano work, written at age 19.
A lyrical miniature, contrasting with the dramatic C-sharp minor Prelude.
Lively character piece inspired by the commedia dell’arte figure.
A graceful serenade in dance-like style.
Romantic nocturne, showing Chopin’s influence.
Brilliant piano waltz, light in character.
Evokes the lilting rhythm of a Venetian boat song.
A lyrical salon piece with song-like lines.
Playful miniature, later revised by the composer.
Tender and lyrical, true to its title.
Polish dance form reimagined in Rachmaninoff’s style.

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