Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4; Paganini Rhapsody

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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov

1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1: I. Vivace
2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1: II. Andante
3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1: III. Allegro vivace
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. Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Introduction. Allegro vivace
8. Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variations 1-6
9. Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variations 7-13
10. Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variations 14-17
11. Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variations 18-24

Sergei Rachmaninov, piano
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor (1-6)
Leopold Stokowski, conductor (7-11)

Date: 1934 (7-11), 1940 (1-3), 1941 (4-6)
Label: Dutton (original recorded by RCA)
http://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=CDVS1918

More info & reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Rachmaninov-Piano-Concertos-Nos-1-4/dp/B005RALSQ8

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Sergei Rachmaninov (1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. He is widely considered as one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. Some of his works are among the most popular in the romantic repertoire. His style is notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness and his use of rich orchestral colors. The piano is featured prominently in Rachmaninoff's compositional output, and through his own skills as a performer he explored the expressive possibilities of the instrument.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Rachmaninoff

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