Sergei Rachmaninoff Essentials

Sergei Rachmaninoff Essentials

Apple Music Classical

Like the pianist/composers of the Classical era, this late-Romantic Russian wrote music in order to have material handy for his live gigs—including his famous Piano Concerto No. 3, which Rachmaninoff brought on his first American tour. His floridly dramatic preludes and concertos for piano have worked as proving grounds for virtuosos such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Martha Argerich and Yuja Wang. But his symphonic music is just as rewarding (as recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra demonstrate).

I. Moderato

Sviatoslav Richter, Stanisław Wisłocki, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

11:09

Prelude in G Sharp Minor, Op. 32

Vladimir Horowitz

2:56

Hail, O Virgin Mother (Ave Maria)

Kaspars Putniņš, Netherlands Radio Choir

2:57

III. Finale (Alla breve)

Iván Fischer, London Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Bolet

15:47

Vocalise (Arr. Johnson)

Emma Johnson, Carducci String Quartet

4:15

No. 1, Élégie in E-Flat Minor

6:05

IV. Allegro Con Fuoco

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy

12:38

Prelude in F, Op. 32, No. 7

Vladimir Ashkenazy

2:12

I. Vivace

Philharmonia Orchestra, Libor Pešek, Mikhail Pletnev

12:27

IV. Die Trauervollen Eisenglocken: Lento Lugubre

Evgeny Akimov, West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Vladimir Vaneev, Chamber Choir Lege Artis, Semyon Bychkov, West German Radio Chorus

11:16

No. 4, Polichinelle in F-Sharp Minor

3:20

No.2 Danse Orientale

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Truls Mørk

6:30

III. Allegro vivace

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Daniil Trifonov

9:24

II. Lento

Alexandre Kantorow

9:29

No. 4, Krisolov (The Rat-Catcher)

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Soile Isokoski

2:29

III. Adagio

Alban Berg Quartett, Stephen Kovacevich

15:45

No. 5 en Sol Mineur, Alla Marcia

Boris Berezovsky

4:08

I. Bless the Lord, O My Soul

Moscow Chamber Choir, Vladimir Minin

4:05

No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor. Prélude

4:15

Theme. L'istesso tempo & Variations II - VI

Mikhail Pletnev, Libor Pešek, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:02

II. Andante Con Moto (Tempo Di Valse)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy

8:53

Margaritki (Daisies), Op. 38, No. 3

Elisabeth Söderström, Vladimir Ashkenazy

2:30

No. 4 in E Minor

3:10

Variation 18. Andante cantabile

Daniil Trifonov, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

2:54

13. "Dnes spaseniye"

St. Petersburg Chamber Choir, Nikolai Korniev

2:13

III. L'istesso tempo –⁠⁠ Allegro molto

6:03

II. Adagio

John Wilson, Sinfonia of London

11:55

IV. Pâques

Hélène Mercier, Louis Lortie

2:44

12. Noch′ pechal′na

Mstislav Rostropovich, Galina Vishnevskaya

3:07

IV. Tarantella

Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman

6:11

X. Aleko's Cavatina

Göteborgs Symfoniker, Sergei Leiferkus, Neeme Järvi

6:01

Appassionato

Vladimir Horowitz

4:41

in My Garden at Night (Noch'yu v sadu u menya), Op. 38, No. 1

Elisabeth Söderström, Vladimir Ashkenazy

1:46

III. Allegro risoluto

Alexander Kniazev, Dmitri Makhtin, Boris Berezovsky

8:13

II. Adagio sostenuto

Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Anna Fedorova, Modestas Pitrenas

12:24

II. Scherzo

Charles Owen, Katya Apekisheva

2:53

The Harvest of Sorrow (Uzh tï, niva moya), Op. 4, No. 5

Elisabeth Söderström, Vladimir Ashkenazy

4:47

Moments musicaux in B Minor, Op. 16, No. 3

Vladimir Horowitz

6:43

I. Allegro ma non tanto

Martha Argerich, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Riccardo Chailly

15:26

Coda

1:44

1. Romance

6:39

II. a Night for Love

Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman

6:26

II. Nochka (Night)

Tigran Alikhanov, Valery Polyansky, Russian State Symphonic Cappella

3:11

Theme –⁠ Var. 1–⁠⁠10

6:23

V. Lilacs

Hibla Gerzmava, Ekaterina Ganelina

2:08

No. 10 in B Minor

Alexis Weissenberg

5:13

II. Allegro scherzando

Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov

6:04

Song without words (D Minor)

Vladimir Ashkenazy

1:22

VII. How Fair this Spot

Hibla Gerzmava, Ekaterina Ganelina

2:05

Polka de W. R.

Martin James Bartlett

4:15