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

Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & Philip Fowke & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Yuri Temirkanov

This recording pairs two orchestral works by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov, composed in 1901–1902 and 1934 respectively. Both pieces exemplify late-Romantic piano writing, combining expansive, lyrical themes and virtuosic solo piano passages with lush orchestral textures, and they occupy important positions in Rachmaninov's career — the earlier work marking his post-crisis re-establishment as a composer and the later demonstrating a mature, inventive approach to variation form.

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

First released: 2003

Classical

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1.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato
10:47
2.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio Sostenuto
11:38
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro Scherzando
12:18
4.
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Introduction (Allegro Vivace) & Variation 1 & Tema
0:46
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 2
0:19
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 3
0:25
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 4 (Piu Vivo)
0:30
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 5
0:31
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 6
1:06
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 7 (Meno Mosso, a Tempo Moderato)
1:08
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 8 (Tempo L)
0:34
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 9
0:32
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 10
0:54
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 11 (Moderato)
1:32
15.
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 12 (Tempo di Minuetto)
1:22
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 13 (Allegro)
0:29
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 14
0:43
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 15 (Piu Vivo: Scherzando)
1:09
19.
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 16 (Allegretto)
1:38
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 17
1:52
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 18 (Andante Cantabile - A Tempo Vivace)
3:11
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 19
0:34
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 20 (Un Poco Piu Vivo)
0:36
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 21 (Un Poco Piu Vivo)
0:27
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 22 (Un Poco Piu Vivo (Alla Breve))
1:37
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 23
0:56
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 24 (A Tempo Un Poco Meno Mosso)
1:18