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| Composer | Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1934 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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CheltenhamEnglish Symphony Orchestra - Glinka, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich
Glinka, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich
English Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Woods; Ryan Wang
LuganoNew Year's Eve concert
Mendelssohn, Borodin, Rachmaninov, Lutosławski
Orchestra della Svizzera italiana; Krzysztof Urbański; Anna Vinnitskaya
AmsterdamClassics by Rachmaninov
Langer, Rachmaninov
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Maxim Emelyanychev; Alexander Melnikov
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Rachmaninov without excess: Cho and Nelsons in Boston
Seong-Jin Cho brings refinement and bite to the Paganini Rhapsody, before Andris Nelsons leads a leanly textured Second Symphony
Nelson Goerner shines with the CBSO and Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody
The CBSO present the work of three European émigré composers of the 1930s and 40s, who reimagined their musical influences with contrasting approaches and results.
Explosive performances from Vladimir Jurowski and the LPO
Jurowski took a full-on approach in the first movement, grinding through the discords without shame and only pulling back in those rare moments in the score where everyone is catching their breath.
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StockholmThe Rite of Spring
Ligeti, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Ryan Bancroft; Beatrice Rana
PooleKissed by a Rose
Bizet, Rachmaninov, Strauss R.
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Mark Wigglesworth; Boris Giltburg
DallasThe Cliburn Junior 2019: Eva Gevorgyan Semifinal Round Concerto
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor for piano and orchestra, Op.43
Eva Gevorgyan; Davide Cava
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Day of Wrath: Rachmaninov and the Dies irae
The demonic Dies irae motif haunts many of Rachmaninov’s compositions – but what meaning did this Catholic hymn have for the Russian composer?
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Possibly the greatest pianist of the 20th century and one of its greatest composers too, Sergei Rachmaninov left a relatively small catalogue – only 45 published works – yet many of them appear frequently in concert programmes.