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Yekwon Sunwoo

Rachmaninoff, A Reflection

Decca Classics
Release Date: September 12, 2023

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1 Rachmaninoff: Theme. Andante - Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42  
2 Variation 1  
3 Variation 2  
4 Variation 3  
5 Variation 4  
6 Variation 5  
7 Variation 6  
8 Variation 7  
9 Variation 8  
10 Variation 9  
11 Variation 10  
12 Variation 11  
13 Variation 12  
14 Variation 13  
15 Intermezzo. A tempo rubato  
16 Variation 14  
17 Variation 15  
18 Variation 16  
19 Variation 17  
20 Variation 18  
21 Variation 19  
22 Variation 20  
23 Coda. Andante  
24 Kreisler Liebesleid  
25 Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2_  
26 Rachmaninoff: III. Andante Transcr. from Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19  
27 Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Minor  
28 Rachmaninoff: Theme. Largo [Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22  
29 Var. 1-5  
30 Var. 6-10  
31 Var. 11-14  
32 Var. 15. Allegro scherzando  
33 Var 16-17  
34 Var. 18. Piu` mosso  
35 Var 19-20  
36 Var. 21. Andante  
37 Var. 22. Maestoso  
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Pianist Yekwon Sunwoo, the first Korean winner of the Van Cliburn Competition, is returning to Rachmaninoff with the release of his new studio album, “Rachmaninoff, A Reflection.” After three years of anticipation, the album is released on September 12, 2023, under Universal Music’s label DECCA.  

Following his 2020 studio album, “Mozart,” this new recording features a repertoire by Rachmaninoff, the composer whose works played a pivotal role in Yekwon Sunwoo’s Van Cliburn victory. The release also coincides with the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s birth. Yekwon Sunwoo curated the album to include pieces that best represent the composer’s brilliance.  
Yekwon Sunwoo chose six pieces, including Rachmaninoff’s two variations, “Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42,” and “Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22,” as well as “Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: III. Andante,” widely appreciated for its romantic melodies. Also included are Kreisler’s Liebesleid, an arrangement personally crafted by Rachmaninoff himself, and “Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2,” known as “The Bells of Moscow.” While the album is quoting the music of various composers, it beautifully showcases Rachmaninoff’s distinctive style. 

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