SERGEI RACHMANINOV (1873-1943): The Isle of the Dead (transcr. Georgy Kirkor [1910-1980]), 13 Preludes, Op. 32, Variations on a Theme by Corelli.

Description: Kirkor was a transcriber, arranger and editor (he restored and published the original version of Mussorgsky's Night on the Bare Mountain) and his transcription of Rachmaninov's tone poem (1957) is as moody, atmospheric and hypnotically gripping as the original version. Carlo Grante (piano).