Rachmaninov: Works for Piano and Orchestra - Concertos Nos. 1 - 4, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Richter, Sviatoslav;
Sanderling, Kurt;
Donohoe, Peter;
Yeresko, Viktor;
Leningrad Philharmonic Society Symphony Orchestra;
Provatorov, Gennady;
USSR State Academiс Symphony Orchestra

MEL CD 10 02128

Firma Melodiya presents an uncommon set of concertos for piano and orchestra by Sergey Rachmaninoff. These compositions have been a criterion of every pianist’s musical mastery and artistic individuality for a long time. Their successful performance by young musicians opens a path to extensive concert activities, and the interpretations by well-known pianists bring new comparisons and discussions to life. The set is a collection of performances of all Rachmaninoff’s concertos by various pianists of the second half of the 20th century; each of them left an important trace in history of piano art. The first, “juvenile” concert is performed by Viktor Yeresko, a recognized interpreter of Rachmaninoff’s music (his repertoire includes all piano works of the composer) and continuer of genuine author’s performing traditions. A large-scale, epic and dramatic Concerto No. 2 is featured in the rendition by the great Sviatoslav Richter, one of the most prominent personalities of the 20th century world pianism. Richter does not copy Rachmaninoff creating a disputable yet breathtaking image of the music. A most virtuosic, lyric and expressive Concerto No. 3 is played by the English pianist Peter Donohoe, whose sharp and tragic rendition of Rachmaninoff once astonished the listeners and jury of the Tchaikovsky International Competition. A more rarely performed Concerto No. 4, which was finished by the composer when he was an emigrant, was recorded by Nikolai Petrov, who is not a ‘Rachmaninoff’s’ pianist as it may seem but who came up with his own hearing of the music. The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is performed by Sergey Dorensky, a remarkable pianist and teacher. Many of his pupils are brilliant representatives of the traditions of the Russian piano school.

CD x 3

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25-01-2014

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