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Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff - The 4 Piano Concertos, Etc


Release Date: 08/16/1994 
Label:  Rca Victor Gold Seal Catalog #: 61658   Spars Code: ADD 
Composer:  Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Sergei Rachmaninov
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy,  Leopold Stokowski
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Mono 
Length: 2 Hours 18 Mins. 

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Works on This Recording

1. Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano)
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1891/1917; Russia 
 Length: 24 Minutes 50 Secs. 
Notes: Selection recorded December 4, 1939 and February 24, 1940. 
2. Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano)
Conductor:  Leopold Stokowski
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: Russia 
 Date of Recording: 04/1929 
Length: 31 Minutes 32 Secs. 
Notes: Composition written: Russia (1900 - 1901). 
3. Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano)
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1909; Russia 
 Length: 34 Minutes 1 Secs. 
Notes: Selection recorded December 4, 1939 and February 24, 1940. 
4. Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano)
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1926/1941; USA 
 Date of Recording: 12/20/1941 
Length: 24 Minutes 38 Secs. 
5. Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano)
Conductor:  Leopold Stokowski
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1934; USA 
 Date of Recording: 12/24/1934 
Length: 22 Minutes 9 Secs. 

Sound Samples

Vivace
Andante
Allegro vivace
Allegro vivace
Largo
Allegro vivace
Introduction: Allegro vivace
Variation I: (Precedente)
Tema: L'istesso tempo
Variation II: L'istesso tempo
Variation III: L'istesso tempo
Variation IV: Più vivo
Variation V: Tempo precedente
Variation VI: L'istesso tempo
Variation VII: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
Variation VIII: Tempo I
Variation IX: L'istesso tempo
Variation X: Poco marcato
Variation XI: Moderato
Variation XII: Tempo di minuetto
Variation XIII: Allegro
Variation XIV: L'istesso tempo
Variation XV: Più vivo scherzando
Variation XVI: Allegretto
Variation XVII: (Allegretto)
Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
Variation XIX: A tempo vivace
Variation XX: Un poco più vivo
Variation XXI: Un poco più vivo
Variation XXII: Un poco più vivo (Alla breve)
Variation XXIII: L'istesso tempo
Variation XXIV: A tempo un poco meno mosso
Moderato; Allegro
Adagio sostenuto
Allegro scherzando
Allegro ma non tanto
Intermezzo: Adagio
Finale: Alla breve

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