Piano Concerto in G / Piano Concerto No. 4

by Maurice Ravel / Sergey Rakhmaninov

Piano Concerto in G / Piano Concerto No. 4 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: EMI
  • Country: France
  • Length: 55:47
  • Community rating: 3.94/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This compilation features Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli's masterful interpretations of two distinct twentieth-century concertos. The recording beautifully contrasts the jazz-infused, impressionistic elegance of Ravel's 'Piano Concerto in G' with the sweeping, romantic grandeur of Rachmaninoff's 'Piano Concerto No. 4'. It serves as a stunning showcase of orchestral dynamics and world-class technical precision.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: I. Allegramente (8:46)
  2. Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai (9:23)
  3. Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: III. Presto (3:57)
  4. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40: I. Allegro vivace
  5. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40: II. Largo
  6. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40: III. Allegro vivace
  7. Piano Concerto No. 11: I. Vivace
  8. Piano Concerto No. 11: II. Un poco adagio
  9. Piano Concerto No. 11: III. Rondo all'Ungarese

Credits

  • Maurice Ravel - primary artist, composed by
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff - primary artist, composed by
  • Joseph Haydn - primary artist, composed by
  • Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - primary artist, piano
  • Ettore Gracis - primary artist, conductor
  • Edmond de Stoutz - primary artist, conductor

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