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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...

Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No. 1; Chopin Variations / Vladimir Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2012-01-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22; Sonata for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 28
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

The combination of Vladimir Ashkenazy and the music of Rachmaninov is one of the iconic partnerships of recorded music, with the piano concertos alone selling...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (2010-10-10_2010-10-11&2011-)....continue...

Legendary Russian Pianists

25 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 33 in B major, Op. 56/1, CT. 83; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Etude for piano no 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17; Etude for pi...
Performers: Akopian-Tamarina, Nelly [Piano]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bashkirov, Dmitri; Berman, Lazar; Davidovich, Bella; Demidenko, Nikolai; Flier, Yakov; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Ginzburg, Grigori; Grinber...
Conductors: Gauk, Alexander; Oistrakh, David; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Tretiakov, Viktor; Temirkanov, Yuri

Russia is home to some of the antiquities most iconic piano players: Konstantin Igumnov, Grigory Ginzburg, Lev Oborin, Vladimir Sofronitzky, Sviatoslav Richter, and Evgeny Kissin...continue...

Rachmaninoff: Complete Piano Music / Ponti

6 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-04-05

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23; Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39; Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32; Andante semplice [fragment]; 6 E...
Performers: Leonardy, Robert; Ponti, Michael

Michael Ponti is regarded as one of the great pianists of the late 20th century. For five decades he recorded solo and concerto repertoire ranging...continue...

The Romantic Virtuoso / Jorge Bolet

4 CD / Decca / 2010-10-05

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32; Morceaux de fan...
Performers: Bolet, Jorge
Conductors: Fischer, Iván; Solti, Sir Georg

This specially priced 4-CD set combines the romantic spirit and dignified musicality of Cuban-born pianist Jorge Bolet, who made many celebrated recordings as a Decca...continue...

Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 2; Variation on a Theme of Chopin

1 CD / Aeon / 2009-04-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36; Andante semplice [fragment]; Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22

Rachmaninov: Chopin Variations Op 22, Corelli Variations Op 42, Preludes Op 23 & 32, etc / Earl Wild

2 CD / Ivory Classics / 2008-11-25

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22; Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Transcription of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" from "The Tale of the T...
Performers: Wild, Earl [Piano]

Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr - Mozart, Variationen & Neue Klaviermusik

3 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-04-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano 4 hands in C major, K 19d; Variations (10) for Piano in G major on Gluck's "Unser dummer Pöbel meint", K 455; Variations (8) for Piano in A major on "Co...
Performers: Altstaedt, Nicolas; Andaloro, Giuseppe; Bashkirova, Elena; Bielov, Andrey; Brendel, Adrian; Chamorel, Christian; Eckardstein, Severin von; Fellner, Till; Glander, Matthias; Hocker, Jurgen; Kharin, Vl...

This live recording from the 2006 Piano Festival Ruhr features rarely played Mozart pieces....continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos no 1-4 / Nikolai Lugansky

3 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-03-20

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: Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos no 1-4 / Mistchuk, et al

3 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-09-12

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; Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano...
Performers: Dmitriev, Pyotr; Mishtchuk, Vladimir; Pisarev, Andrei
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Fresh, exciting readings of these beloved concertos featuring the artistry of three outstanding young Russian pianists. Peter Dmitriev was born in 1974. At the age...continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Variations, etc / Lugansky, et al

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-10-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22
Performers: Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

This imaginative CD of all three of Rachmaninov's fiendishly-difficult large-scale variations complements Nikolai Lugansky's ongoing survey of Rachmaninov's piano music, including the piano concertos ...continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata no 2, etc / Konstantin Scherbakov

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-09-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22; Andante semplice [fragment]; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36
Performers: Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]

"[Scherbakov] is a pianist of superior talent and a true artist whose playing can only invoke the most ardent admiration. He was a student of...continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Music / Idil Biret

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-08-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto ...
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"Idil Biret performs Rachmaninoff's magisterial Chopin variations...with tremendous flair and power. A delight." -BBC Music Magazine. "Biret's recording of all the "Etudes Tableaux" is a...continue...

Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, etc / Biret

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-01-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22; Moment musical in E flat minor, Op. 16/2; Song without words for Piano in d; Work(s); Morceau de fantaisie in G minor; Piano pi...
Performers: Biret, Idil

Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata no 2, etc / Santiago Rodriguez

1 CD / Elan / 1997-11-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36; Andante semplice [fragment]; Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22
Performers: Rodríguez, Santiago

Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Music / Howard Shelley

8 CD / Hyperion / 1993-05-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Andante semplice [fragment]; Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23; Morceaux (7) de salon, Op. 10; Moment musical in E flat minor, Op. 16/2; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 3...
Performers: Shelley, Howard

'A significant testimony to Howard Shelley's artistry. Pianistically impeccable, he understands what Rachmaninov was about' (Gramophone)

'A fine achievement from Howard Shelley and Hyperion ali...continue...