Respighi – Transcriptions for Orchestra – López-Cobos

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) - transcriptions:
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868): La Boutique Fantasque
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Cinq Etudes-Tableaux

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos - conductor

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Rachmaninov – Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Corelli Variations, Chopin Variations – Lugansky

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano concertos:
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, op.43 *
Variations on a theme of Corelli, op.42
Variations on a theme of Chopin, op.22

Nikolai Lugansky - piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra *
Sakari Oramo - conductor *

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Rachmaninov – Piano Concertos nos.2 & 4 – Lugansky

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano concertos:
Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, op.18
Piano Concerto no.4 in G minor, op.40

Nikolai Lugansky - piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo - conductor

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Rachmaninov – Piano Concertos nos.1 & 3 – Lugansky

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano concertos:
Piano Concerto no.1 in F sharp minor, op.1
Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor, op.30

Nikolai Lugansky - piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo - conductor

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Rachmaninov – Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Piano Sonata No. 2 – Yevgeny Sudbin

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Variations on a Theme of Chopin Op.22
Lilacs (Siren), Op.21 No.5 (song transcription)
Daisies (Margaritki), Op.38 No.3 (song transcription)
Piano Sonata No.2 Op.36
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962):
Liebesleid (transcription by Rachmaninoff)
Liebesfreud (transcription by Rachmaninoff)

Yevgeny Sudbin - piano

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Liszt, Brahms, Lutoslawski, Rachmaninov – Paganini Variations – Tzimon Barto

CD 1:
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Grandes études de Paganini
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Paganini Variations
Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994):
Paganini Variations

CD 2:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Paganini Rhapsody *

Tzimon Barto - piano
Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra *
Christoph Eschenbach - conductor *

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Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto no.2, Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini – Tamás Vásáry

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Concerto for Piano and Orchestraa no.2 in C minor, op.18
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra, op.43

Tamás Vásáry - piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Yuri Ahronovitch - conductor

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Kabalevsky, Khachaturian – Cello Concertos – Mats Lidström

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987):
Concerto no.2 for Cello and Orchestra
Aram Khachaturian  (1903-1978):
Concerto in E minor for Cello and Orchestra
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Vocaliste, Op.34 No.14 - transcribed for cello and piano by Leonard Rose

Mats Lidström - cello
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy - conductor & piano

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Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto no.2, Paganini Variations – Lang Lang

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no.2 in C minor, op.18
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, op.43

Lang Lang - piano
Orchestra of the Mariisnky Theatre
Valery Gergiev - conductor

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Rachmaninov – Piano Sonata No.2 – Santiago Rodriguez

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) - Piano Sonatas:
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.36
Morceaux de fantaisie, op.3
Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op.22

Santiago Rodriguez - piano

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Rachmaninov – Piano Sonata No.1 – Santiago Rodriguez

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) - Piano Sonatas:
Piano Sonata no.1 in D minor, op.28
Preludes, op.32

Santiago Rodriguez - piano

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Leif Ove Andsnes (Vol.2) – Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto nos.1 & 2

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):[Andsnes Piano Concertos - EMI Set]
Piano Concerto no.1 in F sharp minor, op.1
Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, op.18

Leif Ove Andsnes - piano
Berliner Philharmoniker
Antonio Pappano - conductor

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Rachmaninov, C.Franck – Cello Sonatas – Steven Isserlis

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Prelude, op.2 no.1
Oriental Dance, op.2 no.2
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op.19
César Franck (1822-1890):
Le Sylphe *
Sonata for Cello and Piano in A major
Panis Angelicus *

Steven Isserlis - cello
Rebecca Evans - soprano *
Stephen Hough - piano

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Rachmaninov & Liszt – Piano Works – Vladimir Horowitz

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Prelude in G-Sharp minor, Op. 32 No. 12
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 36
Etude-Tableau in C-major, Op. 33 No. 2
Etude-Tableau in E-flat major, Op. 39 No. 5
Etude-Tableau in D major, Op. 39 No. 9
Moment musical in B minor, Op. 16
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 19, in D minor
Consolation in E major S. 172 (R. 12) No. 2
Vallée d'Obermann
Scherzo & March S. 177

Vladimir Horowitz - piano

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Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto, Rachmaninov, Scriabin – Piano works – Sviatoslav Richter

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat major, op.23
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
5 Preludes
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Piano Sonata No.5 in F sharp major, op.53

Sviatoslav Richter - piano
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan - conductor

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Rachmaninov – Works for two Pianos and for Piano four hands – Engerer, Maisenberg

remembering Sergei Rachmaninoff on the anniversary of his death

(1 April 1873 – 28 March 1943)

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) - works for two pianos and piano four hands:

CD 1:
Russian Rhapsody (for two pianos)
Italian Polka (piano four hands)
Romance in G major (piano four hands)
6 Pieces for piano four hands, op.11

CD 2:
Suite No.1 op.5 "Fantaisie-Tableaux" (for two pianos)
2 Pieces for piano six hands *
Danses symphoniques, op.45a (for two pianos)

Brigitte Engerer - paino
Oleg Maisenberg - piano
Elena Bachkirova - piano *

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Rachmaninov – Piano Concertos – Ashkenazy

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):

CD 1:
Piano Concerto no.1 in F sharp minor, op.1
Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor,  op.18

CD 2:
Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor, op.30
Piano Concerto no.4 in g minor, op.40

Vladimir Ashkenazy - piano
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn - conductor

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Rachmaninov – Piano Transcriptions and Arrangements – Idil Biret

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) - Piano Trsnacriptions and Arrangements:
J.S. Bach - Prelude, Gavotte & Gigue
Schubert - Wohin
Mendelssohn - Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
Mussorgsky - Gopak
Bizet - Minuetto from "L'Arlésienne"
Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumble-bee
Tchaikovsky - Lullaby
Rachmaninov - Daisies
Rachmaninov - Lilacs
Rachmaninov - Dance of the Young Gypsy Maidens from Aleko
Kreisler - Liebesleid
Kreisler - Liebesfreud
Lehar - Polka W.R.
The Star Spangled Banner

Idil Biret - piano

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Rachmaninov – Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 – Sviatoslav Richter (Melodiya Edition VII)

Vol.7 Melodiya Series

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Piano Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor, op.1 *
Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18 +

Sviatoslav Richter - piano
USSR RTV Large Symphony Orchestra *
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra +
Kurt Sanderling - conductor

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Daniil Shafran – Melodiya Edition (Vol.2) – Chopin, Rachmaninov

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op.65
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op.19

Daniil Shafran - cello
Anton Ginsburg - piano

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