Harmonia Mundi > Rachmaninov, Sergei

Tresors de Russie / Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Racmnaninov

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-02-14

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Hopak; Une larme; Nanny and I (Nyanya i ya), for piano (From Memories of Childhood no 1); Scherzo for Piano in C sharp minor;...
Performers: Engerer, Brigitte; Kogerman, Tiit
Conductors: Gatti, Daniele; Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Russian classical music seems to have a dual consciousness: sometimes grave and introspective, sometimes luminous and resolutely forward looking. At root, this sentiment draws on...continue...

Slavic Heroes / Mariusz Kwiecien, Lukasz Bordwicz

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-01-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24; Iolanta, Op. 69; Mazeppa; Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko, TN 2/70; Bedrich Smetana: Certova stena, JB 1; Stanislaw Moniuszko: Halka; The Haunted Manor; Th...
Performers: Kwiecien, Mariusz
Conductors: Borowicz, Lukasz
Ensemble: ; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien has won over audiences in many of the world's greatest opera houses with his powerful interpretations (not to mention his rugged...continue...
Recording information: Polish Radio Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall (09/2009/01/2011)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37 / Paul Hillier, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-08-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Kogermann, Tiit; Turi, Mati

The period from 1880 to 1917 saw a rebirth in Russian choral music, which for a century had been dominated by German and Italian influences....continue...

Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Songs / Iris Oja, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-02-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Spanish Songs (6) for soprano & piano, Op. 100; Romances (5) to Poems by Dolmatovsky for bass & piano, Op. 98; Sergey Rachmaninov: Let us rest, song for voice & piano, Op. 26/3;...
Performers: Oja, Iris; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

"Rachmaninov is not often thought of as a lieder composer, yet he did write over 80 songs, quite intimate and exceptional. These are taken from...continue...

Rachmaninov: Études-Tableau, etc / Melnikov, Brilova

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-02-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39; Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 38; Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Performers: Brilowa, Elena; Melnikov, Alexander

Alternating the roles of soloist and accompanist, Alexander Melnikov has brought together here two works emblematic of Sergei Rachmaninov at his creative peak – before...continue...

Rachmaninov, Taneyev, Liadov, Balakirev / Olga Kern

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-05-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36; Andante semplice [fragment]; Lachtäubchen (Behr) "Polka de W.R."; Sergei Taneyev: Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor, Op. 29; A...
Performers: Kern, Olga

"[Olga Kern's] all-Russian compact disc, including the awesome Rachmaninov Second Piano Sonata and Balakirev's 'Islamey', is breathtaking for its bold expression, fearsome technical prowess and...continue...

Rachmaninov. Piano Cto #3. J.nakamatsu, Rochester Po, C.seam

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-09-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Performers: Nakamatsu, Jon
Conductors: Seaman, Christopher

Gold Medal winner of the 10th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Jon Nakamatsu returns to the work that clinched his victory, the Rachmaninov Piano Concerto...continue...