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Steven Osborne

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Steven Osborne returns to Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No. 1 and the Moments musicauxA new Rachmaninov recording from Steven Osborne.The First Piano Sonata and the Moments musicaux, coupled with a group of captivating miniatures.Born in Scotland, Steven Osborne won the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in 1991 and the Naumburg International Piano Competition in New York in 1997, and he is today one of the leading pianists on the roster of Hyperion.His previous solo album, the Prokofiev War Sonatas (PCDA68298/CDA68298), was named a Record Geijutsu Tokusen disc, was nominated for a Gramophone Award and won the instrumental category at the BBC Music Magazine Awards. Some two years on, he turns to Rachmaninov.At the heart of the programme are the Piano Sonata No. 1, inspired by Goethe’s Faust, and the six Moments musicaux, in which Rachmaninov’s brilliant technique and expressive range ar