Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 3

Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & Vladimir Ashkenazy

Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 are piano concertos by Sergei Rachmaninoff, composed in 1900–01 and 1909 respectively. Both works feature sweeping Romantic melodies, virtuosic piano writing and rich orchestral textures, with the second concerto marking a major comeback in Rachmaninoff's compositional career and the third noted for its exceptional technical demands and dense harmonic language.
First released: 1992

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
    10:56
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
    11:53
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando
    11:30
  4. 4.
    Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
    16:50
  5. 5.
    Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: II. Intermezzo. Adagio
    11:36
  6. 6.
    Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: III. Finale. Alla breve
    14:17

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