Rachmaninov, Sergei > Piano

Sonatas for cello & piano by Rachmaninov and Prokofiev / Julian Steckel, cello

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-04-30

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Songs (14), Op. 34; Danse Hongroise, Op. 6, no 2 (original); Lied (Romance), for cello & piano in F minor, TN ii/32; Sergey Prokofiev:...
Performers: Rivinius, Paul; Steckel, Julian [Cello]

Since winning first prize at the international ARD Competition 2010, at which he also won the audience prize, the Oehms Classics Special Prize and the...continue...
Recording information: Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich (01/30/2012-02/01/2012)....continue...

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Concertos; Paganini Rhapsody / Valentina Lisitsa, piano

2 CD / Decca / 2013-03-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]
Conductors: Francis, Michael
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Very much an artist of the twenty-first century, Ukranian-born Lisitsa secured a vast global audience purely through social media. She quickly became one of the...continue...
Personnel: Valentina Lisitsa (piano).

Recording information: Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios, London (2009-09-12_2009-09-13&2009-)....continue...

Tine / Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet; Kathryn Stott, trumpet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Jacques Ibert: Impromptu, for trumpet & piano; Alexander Glazunov: Albumleaf for trumpet & piano in D flat major; George Enescu: Legende; Edvard Hagerup Bull: Perpetuum mobile, for trumpet & piano; G...
Performers: Helseth, Tine Thing; Stott, Kathryn

TINE is the eponymous recital disc by the exciting young Norwegian trumpet virtuoso Tine Thing Helseth. Her first two albums for EMI Classics (Storyteller and...continue...
Recording information: The Friary, Liverpool (06/24/2012-06/27/2012)....continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

Rachmaninov Rarities for Piano / Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2013-03-05

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Andante semplice [fragment]; Morceaux (7) de salon, Op. 10; Nocturnes (3) for Piano; Song without words for Piano in d; Piano piece (Canon), in D minor, TN ii/14; Fugue for piano ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Legendary Russian pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy is considered the pre-eminent interpreter of Rachmaninov's music, and as he marked his seventy-fifth birthday (6 July 2012), he recorded...continue...
Personnel: Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano).

Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (03/14/2012-03/16/2012)....continue...

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Exiles' Café - works by Bartok, Bowles, Sahl, Milhaud, Rachmaninov, Chopin, Fairouz / Lara Downes, piano

1 CD / Steinway & Sons / 2013-02-26

Works: Béla Bartók: Hungarian folksongs (3) from the Csik district, Sz 35a; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 6/1, CT. 51; Mazurka for piano no 49 in F minor,...
Performers: Downes, Lara [Piano]

This music comes from the Exiles' Café, a place both real and metaphorical where the travelers of the world gather to find a home away...continue...
Recording information: Sono Luminus, Boyce, Virginia (09/12/2012-09/14/2012)....continue...

Recorder Bravura - Works by Sarasate; Paradis; Chopin; Massenet; Wessely; Finzi; Gossec et al. / Piers Adam: recorder; Howard Beach: piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-02-12

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Maria Theresia von Paradis: Sicilienne for keyboard in E flat major; Frédéric Chopin: Variations on "Non piú mesta" from Rossini's La Cenerentola, f...
Performers: Adams, Piers; Beach, Howard

The inspiration for this project came with the discovery of a wealth of extravagant salon music written for a now-obsolete wind instrument called the czakan....continue...
Recording information: Vestry Hall, London College of Music (03/1997)....continue...

Piano Rarities, Vol.3: Transcriptions / Cyprien Katsaris: piano

1 CD / Piano 21 / 2013-02-12

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade, incidental music; Gayaneh, ballet; Circus; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor, opera; Sergey Rachmaninov: Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Symphony no 2, Op. 27; Pyotr Il'y...
Performers: Katsaris, Cyprien

With this third volume in the "Piano Rarities" series, Cyprien Katsaris continues exploring the almost limitless world of transcriptions for solo piano. The album, largely...continue...
Recording information: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg/Sandhausen (03/2009)....continue...

Rachmaninoff and Ginastera for Cello and Piano / Evelyn Elsing, cello; Santiago Rodriguez, piano

2 CD / Centaur / 2013-02-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Pieces, Op. 2; Lied (Romance), for cello & piano in F minor, TN ii/32; Alberto Ginastera: Sonata for Cello Op. 49; Pampeana no 2 for C...
Performers: Elsing, Evelyn; Rodriguez, Santiago

Recording information: Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts C (2009-05-28_2009-05-30&2009-)....continue...

The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther; Manon; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, op...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Mallabrera, Andre; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Dervaux, Pierre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Giuseppe; Bender, Heinrich; Dobrowen, Issay; ...

Nicolai Gedda, the most recorded tenor in history, was exceptionally versatile artist who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as...continue...

Lisa de la Salle: A Portrait - Music of Mozart, Rachmaninov, Bach, Chopin, Ravel, Prokofiev et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in D major, KV 284; Sergey Rachmaninov: Études-tableaux, Op. 39; Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Frédéric Chopi...
Performers: Salle, Lise de la
Conductors: ; Luisi, Fabio; Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: ; Au Theatre des Bouffes du Nord

For Naïve's 10th anniversary of recording activity with Lise de la Salle, now 24 years-old, they offer a beautiful 6 discs set of outstanding performances...continue...

At White Nights - Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Tsujii / Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2013-01-29

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Prelude for piano no 12 in C major, Op. 32/1; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 14 for soprano, bass, str...
Performers: Sergeyeva, Tatyana; Tsujii, Nobuyuki; Vorobiev, Dmitri
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra

Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, an astonishing up-and-coming genius on his instrument, here interprets works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and Stostakovich. These works glimmer beautifully, offset by...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio Surround
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At White Nights - Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Tsujii / Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-01-29

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Prelude for piano no 12 in C major, Op. 32/1; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 14 for soprano, bass, str...
Performers: Sergeyeva, Tatyana; Tsujii, Nobuyuki; Vorobiev, Dmitri
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra

The blind Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, an astonishing up-and-coming genius on his instrument, here interprets works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and Stostakovich. These works glimmer beautifully,...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
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300 / Ingolf Wunder, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-29

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 87/L 33; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c); Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D...
Performers: Wunder, Ingolf

Ingolf Wunder returns with a unique follow-up, 300, three centuries of piano styles - from Scarlatti to Morricone.

Ingolf Wunder adores fun, melodic pieces that

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Recording information: Theater Itzehoe, Groáes Haus (06/2012)....continue...

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

Rachmaninov: Etudes-Tableaux Opp. 33 & Op. 39 / Vladimir Ovchinnikov, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: 6 Etudes Tableaux; Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39
Performers: Ovchinnikov, Vladimir

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (12/1989)....continue...

Meditation / Ragin Wenk-Wolff, violin; Kaare Ornung, piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-12-12

Works: Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs"); Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Alter Refrain, for violin &...
Performers: Ornung, Kaare [Piano]; Wenk-Wolff, Ragin

When Ragin Esther Wnk-Wolff created the musical vignettes with the same music as represented on this CD, for NRK television in 1982, it was but...continue...
Recording information: Oslo (11/1982)....continue...

Rachmaninoff 3; Tchaikovsky 1 [HDCD]

1 CD / K2 HD Import / 2012-11-27

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Kondrashin, Kirill

50 Shades of Classical [Box Set]

3 CD / Big Eye / 2012-11-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for piano no 8 in ...
Performers: Ahlert, Bernd; Capova, Sylvia; Cernecka, Ida; Dechenne, Danielle; Goldmann, Dieter; Kraus, Eberhard; Ksendzov, Nora [Piano]; Lagendaal, Henrik; McKenzie, Silas [Piano]; Penn, Virginia [Violin]; Pivka...
Conductors: Langer, Walter; Raucheisen, Michael; Lang, Ferdinand; ; Chabala, Zdenek; Kovats, Zoltan
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1; Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata / Sol Gabetta, cello; Olga Kern, piano

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-11-19

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19
Performers: Gabetta, Sol; Kern, Olga
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

On this new, live album, Sol Gabetta plays with the Munich Philharmonic under the baton of Lorin Maazel. No stra nger to the music of...continue...

Sergey Rachmaninov: Piano Works Solo / Pieter-Jelle de Boer, Mariana Izman, Thomas Beijer and Hanna Shybayeva

5 CD / EtCetera Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: 6 Etudes Tableaux; Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39; Sonata for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 28; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36; Vocalise; Pieces (3), for piano;...
Performers: Beijer, Thomas; Boer, Pieter-Jelle de; Gvetadze, Nino; Izman, Mariana; Shybayeva, Hanna

Recording information: Philharmonie Haarlem (Netherlands) (2011-07-??&2012-02-??&2010-)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 23; Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Mravinsky, Yevgeny; Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: 1959....continue...

Beethoven: "Eroica" Variations; Schumann: Carnaval; Rachmaninov: 3 Preludes; C. Schumann: 2 Romances / Lori Sims, piano

1 CD / TwoPianists / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (15) and Fugue for Piano in E flat major, Op. 35 "Eroica"; Robert Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9; Clara Wieck Schumann: Romances, Op. 11; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10)...
Performers: Sims, Lori

In the first of two recordings made for the TwoPianists label, Lori introduces her European loves through such monumental works as the Beethoven Eroica Variations...continue...
Recording information: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch University, South Africa (01/13/2012-01/15/2012)....continue...

Alexander Ghindin plays Stravinsky: Petrouchka; Rachmaninov: Morceaux; Tchaikovsky: Grande Sonatae

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Sergey Rachmaninov: Andante semplice [fragment]; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sonata for Piano in G major, Op. 37 "Grande Sonate"
Performers: Ghindin, Alexander

Alexander Ghindin is one of the foremost pianists in Russia today. Ghindin has been a winner in several international competitions including the Queen Elizabeth (2nd...continue...
Recording information: CMS Studio Moscow (06/2011/12/2011)....continue...

Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

Russian Soul: Works for violin and Piano by Balakirev, Glazunov, Gliere, Sjostakovitj / Yury Revich, violin; Valentina Babor, piano

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions Import / 2012-11-04

Works: Ivan Khandoshkin: Variations on a Russian folk song; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3; Songs (14), Op. 34; Pieces (2) for violin & piano, Op. 6; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Russian Danc...
Performers: Babor, Valentina; Revich, Yury

Recording information: Immanuelskirche Wuppertal (08/2012)....continue...

Piano Collection - Anniversary Series / Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Mussorgsky et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major (Waldstein), Op. 53; Johannes Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Vocalise; Franz Joseph Hayd...
Performers: Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Crossland, Jill; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Lill, John; Nicolls, Sarah; Rhodes, James; Sweeney, Nicola; Vera, Ana-Maria; Williams, Llyr
Conductors:
Ensemble: Zoo Duet

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Music from the Golden Age of the Piano

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-10-31

Works: Isidor Phillip: Les cygnes noir, for piano; Herbert Farjeon: Ein Schwanengesang, for piano; David Saperton: Zephyr, for piano; Bess, You Is My Woman Now, concert transcription for piano (after Gershw...
Performers: Kraus, Andrew

Rachmaninov: Cello Works - Sonata for Cello in G Minor; Two Pieces, Op. 2 / Yuki Ito, cello; Sofya Gulyak, piano

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-10-30

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Danse Hongroise, Op. 6, no 2 (original); Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Romance for piano, 4 hands in G major, TN ii/20; Prelude, Op. 2...
Performers: Gulyak, Sofya; Ito, Yuki

Winner of the Windsor Festival International String Competition, the highest profile gateway to string players the UK has to offer, 23-year-old Yuki Ito shows promise...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex, UK (12/01/2011-12/03/2011)....continue...

Les Rarissimes de Aldo Ciccolini

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2012-10-30

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 59 "Russian rustic scene"; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; ...
Performers: Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]
Conductors: Silvestri, Constantin

Sergej Rachmaninov: Piano Works for Four and Six Hands / Marco Sollini, Salvatore Barbatano, Francois-Joel Thiollier

1 CD / Concerto / 2012-10-30

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Rock, Op. 7; Morceaux (6), for piano, 4 hands, Op. 11; Romance for piano, 4 hands in G major, TN ii/20; Polka italienne for Piano 4 Hands; Pieces (2) for piano, 6 hands, TN ii...
Performers: Barbatano, Salvatore; Sollini, Marco; Thiollier, François-Joël [Piano]

This CD presents a few of Sergej Rachmaninov's rarer piano compositions for four and six hands, some which have never previously been recorded. Considered to...continue...
Recording information: San Marco's Church, Ponzano di Fermo, Fermo, Italy (08/2012)....continue...

Tell Me the Truth About Love songs by Britten, Schumann, Boulanger, Chausson et al. / Amanda Roocroft, soprano; Joseph Middleton, piano

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-10-30

Works: Benjamin Britten: Tell me the Truth about Love, for voice & piano (Cabaret Songs); Early one morning, for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 5); Robert Schumann: Seit ich ihn gesehen, song for voice & p...
Performers: Middleton, Joseph [Piano]; Roocroft, Amanda

Charting the course of a love affair - in song - through the eyes of a young woman who begins by asking the universal question,...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex (08/19/2011-08/26/2011)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Préludes, Op. 3/2; Op. 23; Op. 32 / Guillaume Vincent, piano

2 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23; Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32
Performers: Vincent, Guillaume [Piano]

Naïve Classique is proud to present Guillaume Vincent - a new rising star of the piano! In this first recording, Vincent dedicates his vibrant and...continue...
Recording information: The MC2, Grenoble, France (06/2012)....continue...

Tchaikovsky (arr. Rachmaninov for 2 pianos): The Sleeping Beauty / Olga Hoteeva & Anrej Hoteev, pianists

1 CD / New Classical Adventure / 2012-10-30

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Transcription of Tchaikovsky's "The Sleeping Beauty Suite" for piano 4 hands, TN iii/13
Performers: Hoteev, Andrei; Hoteeva, Olga

Tchaikovsky's ballet "The sleeping Beauty" was an instant success when it had its world premiere in 1890 at the famous Mariinsky theatre in St. Petersburg....continue...
Recording information: Siemens-Villa, Berlin (02/12/2010-02/14/2010)....continue...

Movie Magic: Epics & Westerns - Screen Themes in 32-bit digital sound / Carl Davis, Royal PO

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-10-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Francis Lai: Where Do I Begin (for the film Love Story); Maurice Jarre: Somewhere My Love (from Doctor Zhivago); Lawrence of Arabia; Sergey Rachmaninov: Conc...
Performers: Roscoe, Martin [Piano]
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Nineteen of the most memorable and stirring themes from cinema history, delivered in all their bombast and sensitivity by the Royal Philharmonic and composer and...continue...
Recording information: CTS Studios, London (1996)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 3 / Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra

The hugely popular "Rach 3" is widely regarded as the most challenging of its kind in the popular repertoire, one that all budding concert pianists...continue...

Violin Encores - Meditation; Salut d'Amour; Liebeslied et al. / Kyung Wha Chung; Joshua Bell; Nicola Benedetti

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); John Williams: Schindler's List; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Camille S...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Benson, Clifford; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Grynyuk, Alexei; Jansen, Janine; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mintz, Shlomo; Moll, Phi...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Wordsworth, Barry; Dutoit, Charles; Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: ; Roby Lakatos Ensemble

This collection of popular encores celebrates the instrument's glittering brilliance and features some of the world's greatest violinists. It contains the intense lyricism of Massenet,...continue...

Forgotten Melodies - works by Medtner and Rachmaninov / Polina Leschenko, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Avanti Classic / 2012-10-09

Works: Mischa Levitzki: Valse Amour for piano; Arabesque valsante, Op 06; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36; Nikolay Medtner: Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38
Performers: Leschenko, Polina

Awarded a Choc Award by French music magazine Le Monde de la Musique for her "extraordinarily powerful and virtuosic playing," young Russian virtuoso Polina Leschenko...continue...
Recording information: Arc en Scènes (Salle de musique), La Chaux-de-Fonds, Sw (12/19/2011-12/21/2011)....continue...

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no 1; Liszt: Sonata in B minor / Ketevan Sepashvili, piano

1 CD / Gramola / 2012-10-09

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 28; Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178
Performers: Sepashvili, Ketevan

This young Georgian pianist uncompromisingly stresses Faustian elements in Franz Liszt's B minor Sonata and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor. She is...continue...
Recording information: Franz Liszt Zentrum Raiding, Burgenland (07/17/2012/04/18/2012)....continue...

Essential Film Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K.183; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K....
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bell, David [Organ]; Callas, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gavrilov, Andrei; Hough, Stephen; Koopman, Ton; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Little, Tasmin; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Abel, David [Violin]; Previn, Andre; Love, Geoff; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Ormandy, Eugene; Barbi...

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Ber...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Litton, Andrew; Hickox,...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 / Nikolai Lugansky, piano

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-09-25

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 28; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36
Performers: Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]

Nikolai Lugansky, already a major artist, has been hailed as the "next" in a line of great Russian pianists. He has been described as "a...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, UK (05/2012)....continue...

Russian Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; In the steppes of central Asia; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Flight of the Bumblebee; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on t...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Capuçon, Gautier; Dessay, Natalie; Isserlis, Steven; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi; Cluytens, André; Jordan, Armin; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Gergiev, Valery; Gardiner, John Eliot; Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Litton, Andrew; Pletnev, Mikhai...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

The Virtuoso - Mozart, Strauss, Chopin, Brahms & Liszt / Wilhelm Backhaus, piano

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation"; Don Giovanni KV 527; Richard Strauss: Ständchen ("Mach' auf, mach' auf, doch leise, mein Kind"), song for voice ...
Performers: Backhaus, Wilhelm

Wilhelm Backhaus realized the significance of the gramophone record early on, making his first solo recording in 1908 and going on to record many more,...continue...
Recording information: 1908-??-??_1928-??-??&1940-....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonata no 29 "Hammerklavier"; Rachmaninov: "Corelli" Variations, Op. 42 / Katherine Chi, piano

1 CD / Honens / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Sergey Rachmaninov: Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Performers: Chi, Katherine

The debut recording by Canadian Katherine Chi - the first woman and first Canadian to win Canada's Honens International Piano Competition (2000). This recording features...continue...
Recording information: Banff Center for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada (04/2003)....continue...

Fifty Shades of Grey: The Classical Album / Alexandre Tharaud, Barbara Hendricks, Samson Francois Alexis Weissenberg, et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 974; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Heitor Villa-Lobos...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Barley, Peter; Francois, Samson; Garcia, José Luis; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Lympany, Moura; Mesple, Mady; Millet, Danielle; Ousset, Cécile; Tharaud, Al...
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Labadie, Bernard; Bátiz, Enrique; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Cellos of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Cellos; Les Violons du Roy

EMI Classics is proud to present Fifty Shades of Grey - The Classical Album, an exciting new release featuring 15 pieces of classical music personally...continue...
When E.L. James was writing her Twilight-slash-fic-turned-BSDM potboiler Fifty Shades of Grey, she apparently fueled her writing sessions by listening to tons of classical music. Once the book turned ...continue...

Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Concertos / Lief Ove Andsnes, piano; Antonio Pappano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Leif Ove Andsnes has long been renowned for his powerfully emotive and disciplined performances of Rachmaninov - attributes prized by the supreme composer-pianist himself. This...continue...