Michael Ponti is regarded as one of the great pianists of the late twentieth century. For five decades he recorded solo and concerto repertoire ranging from classical to contemporary eras, including dozens of debut recordings of romantic repertoire. Ponti's survey of Rachmaninoff's complete solo and two-piano music for Vox was a landmark undertaking, introducing the composer's rarest works to an international audience.
- First CD release of the complete three-volume VOX BOX series - New liner notes on the artist and music by Gene Gaudette - High-resolution 24-bit transfers of material appearing for the first time on CD
Includes: - 10 Preludes, Op. 23 - Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42 - 9 Études-Tableaux, Op. 39 - 13 Preludes, Op. 32 - 5 Morçeaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 - 8 Études-Tableaux, Op. 33 - 4 Pieces, TN II/12 - Prelude in F Major, TN II/15 - 7 Morçeaux de salon, Op. 10 - 3 Nocturnes - 4 Improvisations on Themes of Arensky, Glazunov, Rachmaninoff, and Taneyev - 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 16 - Piano Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 28 - Piano Sonata No. 2 in Bb Minor, Op. 28 - Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22 - 6 Morçeaux, Op. 11* - Suite No. 2, Op. 17* - Suite No. 1, Op. 5* - Russian Rhapsody* - 2 Pieces for Four Hands*