¡Selected Letters of Sergei Rachmaninov
¡Anton Batagov (piano)
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[Machine Translation] Anton Batagov, born in 1965, is a pianist known for his unique approach to playing works by Bach, Messiaen, and others at "extremely slow tempos. A composer as well, he was one of the first in Russia to incorporate minimalism and jazz into his avant-garde style. He also has a buoyant personality, sometimes leaving the mundane world in favor of angels. This album is the result of his visit to Rachmaninoff's tomb in New York in October 2012, where he wrote down the inspirations that arose from his visit. In order to connect Rachmaninoff with contemporary "postmodern" composers, Batagov chose "a small motive with two or three notes that symbolizes Rachmaninoff" and imagined "what if composers of today wrote music based on this motive". This is a unique piece of music that is both minimalistic and meditative.
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