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

Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & Cécile Licad & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado

Piano Concerto No. 2 and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini are compositions by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, completed in 1901 and 1934 respectively. The concerto exemplifies late‑Romantic piano writing with expansive melodies, rich orchestration and demanding solo passagework that helped re-establish Rachmaninoff's compositional voice after earlier setbacks, while the Rhapsody presents a set of virtuosic variations that blend technical brilliance with inventive harmonic turns and orchestral colour.

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

First released: 1990

Classical

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1.
Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra, in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato
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Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra, in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
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Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra, in C minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
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