Piano Concerto no. 2 / Piano Concerto no. 1

Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Byron Janis & Antal Doráti & Minnesota Orchestra & Herbert Menges & London Symphony Orchestra

Piano Concertos No. 2 and No. 1 are orchestral concertos by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov, composed in 1900–01 and 1891 respectively (the First was later substantially revised in 1917). They exemplify late-Romantic piano and orchestral writing, characterised by sweeping, emotive melodies, rich chromatic harmonies and demanding virtuosic piano passages, and occupy important positions in Rachmaninov's output, with the Second serving as a pivotal work following a period of personal difficulty and the First reflecting his youthful influences and later revision.

Piano Concerto no. 2 / Piano Concerto no. 1 by Rachmaninov - album cover

First released: 1966

Classical

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Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, opus 23: Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso - Allegro Con Spirito
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Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, opus 23: Andantino Semplico - Prestissimo - Tempo
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Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, opus 23: Allegro Con Fuoco
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Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, opus 18: Moderato
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Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, opus 18: Adagio Sostenuto
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Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, opus 18: Allegro Scherzando
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