Rachmaninov and Medtner, both late-romantic Russian composers, have fared differently since their deaths in 1943 and 1951. Rachmaninov's popularity grows apace, while Medtner is mostly loved only by pianophiles. A representative work is Medtner's Sonata Romantica Op 53 No 1, extravagant, expressive, packed with fistfuls of notes and tumultuous climaxes. It's not easy to love (unlike his short, charming Skazki which opens this disc) but Steven Osborne puts a persuasive case. In contrast, Rachmaninov's Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, majestic and lyrical, is immediately rewarding. His Variations on a theme of Corelli – a work the composer himself doubted, sometimes cutting variations in performance – is complete here, and Osborne's imaginative playing makes it seem only too short.