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

11:09

Prelude in G Sharp Minor, Op. 32

Vladimir Horowitz

2:56

Hail, O Virgin Mother (Ave Maria)

Netherlands Radio Choir, Kaspars Putniņš

2:57

III. Finale (Alla breve)

London Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Bolet, Iván Fischer

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

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

12:38

Prelude in F, Op. 32, No. 7

Vladimir Ashkenazy

2:12

I. Vivace

Mikhail Pletnev, Libor Pešek, Philharmonia Orchestra

12:27

IV. Die Trauervollen Eisenglocken: Lento Lugubre

Semyon Bychkov, Vladimir Vaneev, West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Akimov, Chamber Choir Lege Artis, Tatiana Pavlovskaya, 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, Daniil Trifonov, The Philadelphia Orchestra

9:24

II. Lento

Alexandre Kantorow

9:29

No. 4, Krisolov (The Rat-Catcher)

Soile Isokoski, Vladimir Ashkenazy

2:29

III. Adagio

Stephen Kovacevich, Alban Berg Quartett

15:45

No. 5 en Sol Mineur, Alla Marcia

Boris Berezovsky

4:08

I. Bless the Lord, O My Soul

Vladimir Minin, Moscow Chamber Choir

4:05

No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor. Prélude

4:15

Theme. L'istesso tempo & Variations II - VI

Mikhail Pletnev, Philharmonia Orchestra, Libor Pešek

3:02

II. Andante Con Moto (Tempo Di Valse)

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Daniil Trifonov, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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

Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier

2:44

12. Noch′ pechal′na

Galina Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich

3:07

IV. Tarantella

Yefim Bronfman, Emanuel Ax

6:11

X. Aleko's Cavatina

Sergei Leiferkus, Neeme Järvi, Göteborgs Symfoniker

6:01

Étude-Tableau in E-Flat Minor, Op. 39, No. 5

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

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Elisabeth Söderström

4:47

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

Vladimir Horowitz

6:43

1. Allegro ma non tanto (Live)

Martha Argerich, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Riccardo Chailly

15:26

Coda

1:44

1. Romance

6:39

II. a Night for Love

Yefim Bronfman, Emanuel Ax

6:26

II. Nochka (Night)

Russian State Symphonic Cappella, Tigran Alikhanov, Valery Polyansky

3:11

Theme –⁠ Var. 1–⁠⁠10

6:23

V. Lilacs

Ekaterina Ganelina, Hibla Gerzmava

2:08

No. 10 in B Minor

Alexis Weissenberg

5:13

II. Allegro scherzando

Alexander Melnikov, Jean-Guihen Queyras

6:04

Song without words (D Minor)

Vladimir Ashkenazy

1:22

VII. How Fair this Spot

Ekaterina Ganelina, Hibla Gerzmava

2:05

Polka de W. R.

Martin James Bartlett

4:15