Arranger(s): Rachmaninov, Sergey
Label: Naxos Historical
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century; Baroque; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.111397
Barcode: 747313339723
Distribution Note(s):
Not available in the United States due to possible copyright restrictions.
Release Date: 11/2012

RACHMANINOV, Sergey: Piano Solo Recordings, Vol. 3 - Victor Recordings (1925-1942)

This third volume of Rachmaninov’s Victor recordings contains discs he made of his own solo compositions and arrangements from the introduction of electrical recording in 1925 to a year before his death. The works recorded were those most in demand by the public, each piece subject to Rachmaninov’s perfectionism and the version released always the best of a number of takes (for example, the recording of his famous Prelude in C sharp minor is Take 23). Whether it be in the 1925 recording of his transcription of Kreisler’s Liebesfreud or the February 1942 recording of the same work (in which he displays a cast iron technique only a year before his death), the sheer virtuosity, utter clarity and supreme musicianship of Rachmaninov’s playing style are undiminished. The first two releases in this series have been acclaimed for their superb remastering.

Tracklist

Behr, Franz
Rachmaninov, Sergey - Arranger
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
1 Lachtäubchen, Op. 303, "Polka de WR" (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano) 03:49
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
2 Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 6 in A Minor: Allegro 02:34
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
3 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor 03:41
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
4 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 5. Serenade in B-Flat Minor 02:58
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
5 10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 10 in G-Flat Major: Largo 03:20
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
6 No. 3 in E Major: Allegro vivace 02:20
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
7 No. 7 in F Major: Moderato 02:11
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
8 No. 6 in F Minor: Allegro appassionato 01:18
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
9 No. 2 (2) in C Major: Allegro 02:14
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
10 No. 7 (4) in E-Flat Major: Allegro con fuoco 01:46
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
11 Moments musicaux, Op. 16: No. 2 in E-Flat Minor: Allegretto 02:53
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
12 Oriental Sketch 01:48
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
13 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 3. Melodie in E Major 03:50
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
14 Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: No. 5. Humoresque in G Major 03:29
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
15 6 Songs, Op. 38: No. 3. Margaritki (Daisies) (version for piano) 02:11
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
16 12 Songs, Op. 21: No. 5. Siren' (Lilacs) (version for piano) 02:22
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Rachmaninov, Sergey - Arranger
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
17 I. Prelude 03:16
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
18 III. Gavotte 02:48
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
19 VII. Gigue 01:03
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Mendelssohn, Felix
Rachmaninov, Sergey - Arranger
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
20 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13, Act II: Scherzo (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano) 04:06
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Schubert, Franz
Rachmaninov, Sergey - Arranger
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
21 Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795: No. 2. Wohin? (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano) 02:17
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
Rachmaninov, Sergey - Arranger
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
22 Sorochinskaya yarmarka (Sorochintsi Fair): Gopak (Hopak) (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano) 01:55
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich
Rachmaninov, Sergey - Arranger
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
23 Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano) 01:15
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Rachmaninov, Sergey - Arranger
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
24 6 Romances, Op. 16: No. 1. Cradle Song (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano) 04:06
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Kreisler, Fritz
Rachmaninov, Sergey - Arranger
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
25 Liebesfreud (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano) 07:01
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)
26 Liebesfreud (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano) (excerpt) 05:05
Rachmaninov, Sergey (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:15:36