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RACHMANINOV (THE VERY BEST OF)

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Label: Naxos

Genre: Chamber Music; Choral - Sacred; Concerto; Instrumental; Opera; Orchestral

Period: Romantic

Catalogue No: 8.552113-14

Barcode: 0730099211321

Release Date: 10/2005

RACHMANINOV (THE VERY BEST OF)

The romanticism of Rachmaninov’s music was immortalised in the 1940s film classic of unfulfilled love and stoicism, Brief Encounter. He was not only the finest pianist of his day but also the last truly great late Romantic composer. The technically formidable Piano Concertos may be his best-known works, the Third immortalised in the film Shine, but this 2 CD survey goes much further into his legacy. His sumptuous and lyrical Symphonies and Symphonic Dances feature alongside the sparkling Paganini Variations and the searching solo piano works. His choral masterpiece, the deeply-felt Russian Orthodox Vespers, makes an arresting contrast.

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Disc 1

Rachmaninov, Sergey

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto

Glemser, Bernd (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)

1

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto

16:42

Glemser, Bernd (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)

Rachmaninov, Sergey
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist

All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, "Vespers": Bless the Lord, O my soul

Wimeri, Erja (contralto)
Finnish National Opera Chorus (Choir)
Söderström, Eric-Olof (Conductor)

2

All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, "Vespers": Bless the Lord, O my soul

06:00

Wimeri, Erja (contralto)
Finnish National Opera Chorus (Choir)
Söderström, Eric-Olof (Conductor)

Rachmaninov, Sergey

13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Allegro

Biret, Idil (piano)

3

13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Allegro

02:19

Biret, Idil (piano)

Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (arr. for cello and orchestra)

Sondeckis, Vytautas (cello)
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Geringas, David (Conductor)

4

Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (arr. for cello and orchestra)

05:30

Sondeckis, Vytautas (cello)
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Geringas, David (Conductor)

5 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 1 Élégie in E-Flat Minor

Scherbakov, Konstantin (piano)

5

5 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 1 Élégie in E-Flat Minor

05:55

Scherbakov, Konstantin (piano)

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variations 18 - 24

Glemser, Bernd (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)

6

Variation 18

02:44

Glemser, Bernd (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)

7

Variation 19

00:34

Glemser, Bernd (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)

8

Variation 20

00:37

Glemser, Bernd (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)

9

Variation 21

00:27

Glemser, Bernd (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)

10

Variation 22

01:47

Glemser, Bernd (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)

11

Variation 23

00:50

Glemser, Bernd (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)

12

Variation 24

01:17

Glemser, Bernd (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)

Symphonic Dance, Op. 45, No. 1: Non allegro

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bátiz, Enrique (Conductor)

13

Symphonic Dance, Op. 45, No. 1: Non allegro

11:27

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bátiz, Enrique (Conductor)

Études-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 9 in D Major: Allegro moderato

Biret, Idil (piano)

14

Études-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 9 in D Major: Allegro moderato

04:06

Biret, Idil (piano)

Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: III. Andante

Grebanier, Michael (cello)
Guggenheim, Janet (piano)

15

Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: III. Andante

06:14

Grebanier, Michael (cello)
Guggenheim, Janet (piano)

Disc 2

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

Glemser, Bernd (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)

1

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

11:05

Glemser, Bernd (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)

7 Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: No. 5 Humoresque in G Major

Biret, Idil (piano)

2

7 Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: No. 5 Humoresque in G Major

04:11

Biret, Idil (piano)

10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 2 in B-Flat Major

Biret, Idil (piano)

3

10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 2 in B-Flat Major

03:42

Biret, Idil (piano)

Rachmaninov, Sergey
Tchaikovsky, Modest - Lyricist

Francesca da Rimini, Op. 25: Act I: Francesca's Aria

Mescheriakova, Marina (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)

4

Francesca da Rimini, Op. 25: Act I: Francesca's Aria

02:49

Mescheriakova, Marina (soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)

Rachmaninov, Sergey

6 Moments musicaux, Op. 16: No. 3 Andante cantabile

Biret, Idil (piano)

5

6 Moments musicaux, Op. 16: No. 3 Andante cantabile

06:16

Biret, Idil (piano)

5 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2 Prelude in C-Sharp Minor

Biret, Idil (piano)

6

5 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2 Prelude in C-Sharp Minor

04:41

Biret, Idil (piano)

Rachmaninov, Sergey
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist

All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, "Vespers": Troparion for the Virgin Mary (Bogoroditse Dyevo)

Finnish National Opera Chorus (Choir)
Söderström, Eric-Olof (Conductor)

7

All-Night Vigil, Op. 37, "Vespers": Troparion for the Virgin Mary (Bogoroditse Dyevo)

03:23

Finnish National Opera Chorus (Choir)
Söderström, Eric-Olof (Conductor)

Rachmaninov, Sergey

10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor: Alla marcia

Biret, Idil (piano)

8

10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor: Alla marcia

04:02

Biret, Idil (piano)

6 Songs, Op. 38: No. 3. Margaritki (Daisies) (version for piano)

Biret, Idil (piano)

9

6 Songs, Op. 38: No. 3. Margaritki (Daisies) (version for piano)

02:25

Biret, Idil (piano)

Rachmaninov, Sergey
Nemirovich-Danchenko, Vladimir Ivanovich - Lyricist

Aleko: The Young Gypsy's Romance - See, beneath yon firmament

Grishko, Vladimir (tenor)
Ukraine State Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sirenko, Vladimir (Conductor)

10

Aleko: The Young Gypsy's Romance - See, beneath yon firmament

01:29

Grishko, Vladimir (tenor)
Ukraine State Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sirenko, Vladimir (Conductor)

Rachmaninov, Sergey

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)

Scherbakov, Konstantin (piano)

11

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)

05:27

Scherbakov, Konstantin (piano)

Études-tableaux, Op. 33: No. 8 (5) in G Minor: Moderato

Biret, Idil (piano)

12

Études-tableaux, Op. 33: No. 8 (5) in G Minor: Moderato

03:53

Biret, Idil (piano)

Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio

Ireland National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Anissimov, Alexander (Conductor)

13

Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio

14:47

Ireland National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Anissimov, Alexander (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:14:39