VA - Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Masterpieces (2023)

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Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1 April[O.S. 20 March] 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. Early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other Russian composers gave way to a thoroughly personal idiom notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness and rich orchestral colours. The piano is featured prominently in Rachmaninoff's compositional output and he made a point of using his skills as a performer to fully explore the expressive and technical possibilities of the instrument.

Tracklist
01 Tubingen Philharmonic Orchestra - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato
02 Moscow State Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio
03 Stuttgart Radio-Sinfonieorchester - 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise
04 Tubingen Philharmonic Orchestra - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
05 Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra - String Quartet No. 1, TH ii/30: II. Romance - Andante espressivo in G Minor
06 Sylvia Capova - 5 Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3: II. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor ("The Bells of Moscow")
07 Moscow State Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13: I. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo
08 Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
09 Yuri Rozum - 10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor - Alla marcia
10 Moscow State Symphony Orchestra - Scherzo in D Minor, TN ii/40
11 Moscow State Symphony Orchestra - Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
12 Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Finale. Alla breve
13 Moscow State Symphony Orchestra - Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: I. Non Allegro
14 Michael Ponti - 13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 10 in B-Flat Minor
15 Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
16 Bulgarian National Choir - All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 "Vespers": III. Blessed is the Man
17 Michael Ponti - 10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor
18 Michael Ponti - Etudes tableaux, for piano, Op. 39: No. 2 in A Minor
19 Michael Ponti - 3 Nocturnes: No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor
20 Leonard Slatkin - The Rock, Op. 7
21 Moscow State Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 44: I. Lento - Allegro moderato
22 Michael Ponti - Etudes tableaux, for Piano, Op. 39: No. 6 in A Minor
23 Michael Ponti - 7 Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: III. Barcarole
24 Michael Ponti - Moments musicaux, Op. 16: IV. Presto
25 Moscow RTV-Symphony Orchestra - Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1: III. Allegro vivace

VA - Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Masterpieces (2023)