English pianist Leon McCawley leapt into prominence at the age of nineteen, when he won both First Prize in the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna, and Second Prize in the Leeds International Piano Competition. He has led a glittering career that includes recitals all over Europe, at Lincoln Center in New York, and appearances with the Cincinnati Symphony, Dallas Symphony, and Minnesota Orchestra as well as several appearances at the BBC Proms. He has worked with Gatti, Paavo JÃ¤rvi, Kurt Masur, and Simon Rattle, among many others. On this, his fifth disc for SOMM, the pianist turns to Rachmaninov's Complete Preludes.

Tracklist:

Prelude No. 2 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3
Prelude No. 1 In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23
Prelude No. 2 In B-Flat Major, Op. 23
Prelude No. 3 In D Minor, Op. 23
Prelude No. 4 In D Major, Op. 23
Prelude No. 5 In G Minor, Op. 23
Prelude No. 6 In E-Flat Major, Op. 23
Prelude No. 7 In C Minor, Op. 23
Prelude No. 8 In A-Flat Major, Op. 23
Prelude No. 9 In E-Flat Minor, Op. 23
Prelude No. 10 In G-Flat Major, Op. 23
Prelude No. 1 In C Major, Op. 32
Prelude No. 2 In B-Flat Major, Op. 32
Prelude No. 3 In E Major, Op. 32
Prelude No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 32
Prelude No. 5 In G Major, Op. 32
Prelude No. 6 In F Minor, Op. 32
Prelude No. 7 In F Major, Op. 32
Prelude No. 8 In A Minor, Op. 32
Prelude No. 9 In A Major, Op. 32
Prelude No. 10 In B Minor, Op. 32
Prelude No. 11 In B Major, Op. 32
Prelude No. 12 In G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32
Prelude No. 13 In D-Flat Major, Op. 32

UPC: 748871014329
Label: Somm Recordings
Release Date: 5.12.15
Format: CD

Rachmaninov / Leon Mccawley - Complete Preludes (CD)