Piano Concerto no. 2 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & 反田恭平 & Andrea Battistoni & Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI & Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 2 and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini are compositions by Sergei Rachmaninov, composed in 1901 and 1934 respectively. Both are late-Romantic works for piano and orchestra characterised by expansive, lyrical melodies, lush harmonic language and virtuosic piano writing, with the concerto marking Rachmaninov's comeback after a period of creative difficulty and the rhapsody demonstrating his later, more concise handling of variation form within a concertante setting.

Piano Concerto no. 2 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Rachmaninov - album cover

First released: 23rd November 2016

Western classical

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1.
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
11:36
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Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
13:01
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Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando
12:31
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 1. Introduction. Allegro vivace
0:09
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 2. Variation 1. (Precendente)
0:20
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 3. Thema. L'istesso tempo
0:19
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 4. Variation 2. L'istesso tempo
0:19
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 5. Variation 3. L'istesso tempo
0:25
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 6. Variation 4. Piú vivo
0:29
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 7. Variation 5. Tempo precendente
0:28
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 8. Variation 6. L'istesso tempo
1:09
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 9. Variation 7. Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
1:10
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 10. Variation 8. Tempo I
0:33
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 11. Variation 9. L'istesso tempo
0:31
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 12. Variation 10
0:51
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 13. Variation 11. Moderato
1:24
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 14. Variation 12. Tempo di minuetto
1:22
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 15. Variation 13. Allegro
0:28
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 16. Variation 14. L'istesso tempo
0:44
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 17. Variation 15. (Orchestra tacet) Piú vivo. Scherzando
1:07
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 18. Variation 16. Allegretto
1:47
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 19. Variation 17
1:53
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 20. Variation 18. Andante cantabile
3:15
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 21. Variation 19. L'istesso tempo
0:26
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 22. Variation 20. Un poco piú vivo
0:34
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 23. Variation 21. Un poco piú vivo
0:25
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 24. Variation 22. Un poco piú vivo (alla breve)
1:36
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 25. Variation 23. L'istesso tempo
0:50
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 26. Variation 24. A tempo un poco meno mosso
1:18