Piano Concerto no. 2 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & Jean‐Yves Thibaudet & The Cleveland Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy
Piano Concerto No. 2 and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini are compositions by Sergei Rachmaninoff, composed in 1901 and 1934 respectively. Both are Romantic-era works for piano and orchestra characterised by sweeping melodies, virtuosic piano writing and rich orchestral textures; the concerto is an early-career piece that helped establish Rachmaninoff's reputation, while the rhapsody is a later work that concentrates on variation technique and thematic transformation.
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- 1.Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato11:24
- 2.Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto11:28
- 3.Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando10:56
- 4.Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 4323:27
