Rachmaninoff: the most beautiful piano music
Like Liszt before him, Rachmaninoff was a master pianist, stunning audiences with his virtuosity and magical touch.
Read more…- Rachmaninoff • Préludes op. 32 • Prelude No. 5 in G major. ModeratoPréludes op. 32
Prelude No. 5 in G major. ModeratoGabriela Montero (Piano)September 2004, Brussels, Flagey - Rachmaninoff • Suite for 2 Pianos No. 1 in G minor op. 5 “Fantaisie-tableaux” • 1. Barkarola (Barcarolle). AllegrettoSuite for 2 Pianos No. 1 in G minor op. 5
1. Barkarola (Barcarolle). AllegrettoEmanuel Ax (Piano), Yefim Bronfman (Piano)℗ 2001 - Rachmaninoff • Romances op. 21: Siren' (Lilacs) (Version for Piano) • Non allegroRomances op. 21: Siren' (Lilacs) (Version for Piano)
Non allegroSimon Trpčeski (Piano)℗ 2005 - Rachmaninoff • Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in G minor op. 19: III. Andante (Arr. for Solo Piano) • AndanteSonata for Violoncello and Piano in G minor op. 19: III. Andante (Arr. for Solo Piano)
AndanteArcadi Volodos (Piano)℗ 2000 - Rachmaninoff • Préludes op. 32 • Prelude No. 12 in G sharp minor. AllegroPréludes op. 32
Prelude No. 12 in G sharp minor. AllegroHélène Grimaud (Piano)℗ 2001 - Rachmaninoff • Two Pieces for Piano six hands • 2. Romance in A majorTwo Pieces for Piano six hands
2. Romance in A majorAlexandre Tharaud (Piano), Alexander Melnikov (Piano), Aleksandar Madžar (Piano)℗ 2016 - Rachmaninoff • Préludes op. 23 • Prélude No. 1 in F sharp minor. LargoPréludes op. 23
Prélude No. 1 in F sharp minor. LargoNikolai Lugansky (Piano)September 2000, Berlin, Teldec Studio - Rachmaninoff • Préludes op. 23 • Prélude No. 4 in D major. Andante cantabilePréludes op. 23
Prélude No. 4 in D major. Andante cantabileJayson Gillham (Piano)℗ 2017 - Rachmaninoff • Études-tableaux for Piano op. 33 • Étude No. 2 in C major (Allegro)Études-tableaux for Piano op. 33
Étude No. 2 in C major (Allegro)John Lill (Piano)℗ 1994 - Rachmaninoff • Études-tableaux for Piano op. 33 • Étude No. 3 in C minor (Grave)Études-tableaux for Piano op. 33
Étude No. 3 in C minor (Grave)John Lill (Piano)℗ 1994 - Rachmaninoff • Études-tableaux for Piano op. 33 • Étude No. 6 in E flat major (Allegro con fuoco)
- Rachmaninoff • Études-tableaux for Piano op. 33 • Étude No. 7 in G minor (Moderato)Études-tableaux for Piano op. 33
Étude No. 7 in G minor (Moderato)John Lill (Piano)℗ 1994 - Rachmaninoff • Préludes op. 23 • Prélude No. 6 in E flat major. AndantePréludes op. 23
Prélude No. 6 in E flat major. AndanteNikolai Lugansky (Piano)September 2000, Berlin, Teldec Studio - Rachmaninoff • Romances op. 34 (Arr. for Solo Piano) • 14. Vokaliz (Vocalise)Romances op. 34 (Arr. for Solo Piano)
14. Vokaliz (Vocalise)Nicholas McCarthy (Piano)℗ 2015 - Rachmaninoff • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando (Arr. P. Grainger for Solo Piano) • Meno mosso
- Rachmaninoff • Romances op. 38: Margaritki (Daisies) (Piano version) • LentoRomances op. 38: Margaritki (Daisies) (Piano version)
LentoYevgeny Sudbin (Piano)2005, Västerås, Vasteras Concert Hall - Rachmaninoff • Morceaux de fantaisie op. 3 • 1. Élégie in E flat major. ModeratoMorceaux de fantaisie op. 3
1. Élégie in E flat major. ModeratoAlexandre Tharaud (Piano)℗ 2016 - Rachmaninoff • Moments Musicaux op. 16 • 5. Adagio sostenuto in D flat majorMoments Musicaux op. 16
5. Adagio sostenuto in D flat majorBoris Giltburg (Piano)June 2015, Monmouth, Wyastone Concert Hall - Rachmaninoff • Wohin? (after F. Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin op. 25/2 D. 795) • AllegrettoWohin? (after F. Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin op. 25/2 D. 795)
AllegrettoVadym Kholodenko (Piano)℗ 2014, Moscow, Studio No. 5, “Kultura” National TV - Rachmaninoff • Pieces for Piano TN ii/12 • 3. Mélodie in E major
- Rachmaninoff • Études-tableaux op. 39 • Étude-tableau No. 2 in A minor (Lento assai)Études-tableaux op. 39
Étude-tableau No. 2 in A minor (Lento assai)Evgeny Kissin (Piano)℗ 1988 - Rachmaninoff • Études-tableaux op. 39 • Étude-tableau No. 8 in D minor (Allegro moderato)Études-tableaux op. 39
Étude-tableau No. 8 in D minor (Allegro moderato)John Lill (Piano)℗ 1994 - Rachmaninoff • Pieces for Piano four hands op. 11 • 1. Barcarolle. ModeratoPieces for Piano four hands op. 11
1. Barcarolle. ModeratoMartha Argerich (Piano), Lilya Zilberstein (Piano)℗ 2004 - Rachmaninoff • Préludes op. 23 • Prélude No. 10 in G flat major. LargoPréludes op. 23
Prélude No. 10 in G flat major. LargoNikolai Lugansky (Piano)September 2000, Berlin, Teldec Studio - Rachmaninoff • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor op. 18 • II. Adagio sostenutoConcerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor op. 18
II. Adagio sostenutoHélène Grimaud (Piano), Vladimir Ashkenazy
Philharmonia Orchestra℗ 2001
He wrote widely for the piano – four concertos, of which nos. 2 and 3 are the most famous and well-loved, two piano sonatas, large-scale works like the Corelli Variations and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and many shorter works and miniatures, all of which reveal the variety and breadth of his musical imagination. He wrote gorgeously romantic piano music, rich in textures and colours with beautiful long-spun melodies, dramatic, lyrical and emotional, and everywhere his music seems to evoke the vastness of the Russian nation and his nostalgia for it.