Piano Concerto no. 3 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & Denis Matsuev & Симфонический оркестр Мариинского театра & Valery Gergiev

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is a concertante work for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1934. The piece consists of 24 variations on Niccolò Paganini's Caprice No. 24, blending virtuosic passages with lyrical sections, notably the 18th variation, which features an inverted version of the original theme.
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  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
    17:41
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Intermezzo: Adagio
    10:35
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Finale: Alla Breve
    12:32
  4. 4.
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 - Introduction - Variation I - Theme - Variation II, III
    1:34
  5. 5.
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 - Variations IV - X
    4:50
  6. 6.
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 - Variations XI-XII
    3:04
  7. 7.
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 - Variations XIII-XVII
    5:00
  8. 8.
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 - Variation XVIII
    2:43
  9. 9.
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 - Variations XIX-Xxiv
    5:13

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