Second Piano Concerto; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

by Sergey Rakhmaninov

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1964
  • Label: Columbia Masterworks
  • Country: Russia
  • Length: 56:42
  • Community rating: 4.17/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This recording pairs Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with the 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini', performed in the mid-century American orchestral tradition associated with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic. The program centers on two of the composer's most popular concertante works, both noted for sweeping themes and pianistic display.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, virtuosic, piano, symphonic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato (10:33)
  2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (12:00)
  3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando (11:03)
  4. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (23:05)

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