| Gershwin, George (1898-1937) | Concerto pour piano en fa majeur | |
| Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) | Pavane pour une infante défunte | |
| Rachmaninov, Sergueï (1873-1943) | Symphonie no. 2 en mi mineur, Op.27 |
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Yannick Nézet-Séguin | Direction |
| Jean-Yves Thibaudet | Piano |
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Works by Rachmaninoff and Gershwin offer contrasting rhythms, textures and melodies.
In 1906 Rachmaninoff and his family left a politically turbulent Russia behind and escaped to Dresden. Here the composer relaxed, attended concerts and experienced one of the most productive periods of his life.
Among its first fruits was his Second Symphony, a work that unlocked a new emotional power within the composer and saw him master both the orchestra and the symphonic form with flowing themes, vital rhythms and sumptuous textures.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts it here after a piece by Gershwin pulsating with the vibrance and energy of his New York home: the toe-tapping, dance-infested Piano Concerto, with one of its finest exponents, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, at the piano.
