Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Boris Giltburg (piano) / Brussels Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 14 April 2023
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Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto was composed while he was a student at the Moscow Conservatoire, then fully reworked before he left Russia in 1917 and again in 1919. It is hard to explain why it never achieved a higher level of popularity - it has all of the melodic beauty,
passion and brilliance found throughout the composer's music. The Fourth Piano Concerto was much revised after harsh criticism at its premiere but it occupies a unique place in Rachmaninov's oeuvre, showing a progression from lush Romanticism towards the muscular
transparency of his later works. The electrifying Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is a concerto in all but name - the work's sense of fun and demonic bravura has ensured its place among the most- loved and often performed works for piano and orchestra.
Tracks:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1 (1890-91, final rev. version 1919)
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 (1926, second rev. version 1941)
