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Tchaikovsky: Concerto No 1, Rachmaninov: Concerto No 2 / Cliburn


Release Date: 01/12/1993 
Label:  Rca Victor Red Seal Catalog #: 55912   Spars Code: ADD 
Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Van Cliburn
Conductor:  Kiril Kondrashin,  Fritz Reiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra,  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 9 Mins. 

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Works on This Recording

1. Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:  Van Cliburn (Piano)
Conductor:  Kiril Kondrashin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: Russia 
 Date of Recording: 1958 
Length: 34 Minutes 46 Secs. 
Notes: Composition written: Russia (1874 - 1875). 
2. Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Van Cliburn (Piano)
Conductor:  Fritz Reiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: Russia 
 Length: 33 Minutes 50 Secs. 
Notes: Composition written: Russia (1900 - 1901). 

Sound Samples

Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
Andantino simplice
Allegro con fuoco
Moderato; Allegro
Adagio sostenuto
Allegro scherzando

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Average Customer Review:  ( 1 Customer Review )
 What can possibly need to be said? May 23, 2013 By James Carleton (Camarillo, CA) See All My Reviews "There is little that needs to be said about this CD. Half of it reprises the performance that won Cliburn the musical world. All of it is monumental. Buy it; listen to it; enjoy it." Report Abuse
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