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

Stanisław Wisłocki, Sviatoslav Richter, Warsaw Philharmonic

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

15:42

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

No. 7 in F Major. Moderato

Vladimir Ashkenazy

2:11

I. Vivace

Philharmonia Orchestra, Libor Pešek, Mikhail Pletnev

12:27

IV. Die Trauervollen Eisenglocken: Lento Lugubre

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich, Alban Berg Quartett

15:45

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

Philharmonia Orchestra, Libor Pešek, Mikhail Pletnev

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Daniil Trifonov

2:54

13. "Dnes spaseniye"

Nikolai Korniev, St. Petersburg Chamber Choir

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

Yefim Bronfman, Emanuel Ax

6:11

X. Aleko's Cavatina

Sergei Leiferkus, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, 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

II. Adagio sostenuto

Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Modestas Pitrenas, Anna Fedorova

12:24

II. Scherzo

Katya Apekisheva, Charles Owen

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 (Live at Haus der Rundfunks, Berlin, 1982)

Martha Argerich, Riccardo Chailly, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

15:29

Coda

1:44

1. Romance

6:39

II. a Night for Love

Yefim Bronfman, Emanuel Ax

6:26

II. Nochka (Night)

Tigran Alikhanov, Valery Polyansky, Russian State Symphonic Cappella

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

Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov

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