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| Composer | Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1940 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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AmsterdamTchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances
Farrenc, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov
Belgian National Orchestra; Alpesh Chauhan; Saskia Giorgini
BristolRussian Classics
Shostakovich, Gubaidulina, Rachmaninov
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Adam Hickox; Maximilian Hornung
StockholmSea Music and Symphonic Dances
Smyth, Britten, Elgar, Rachmaninov
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Maxim Emelyanychev; Nina Stemme
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Contours in motion: Kavakos and Rouvali at the New York Philharmonic
Bartók and Rachmaninov are shaped through rhythmic precision and structural concentration in the New York Philharmonic's latest subscription concert.
Watery worlds, rhythmic fire from Brauß and Hickox with the BBC
Elisabeth Brauß excels in Ravel with the BBC Philharmonic and brings and unexpected encore.
Cool cat: Martin Fröst purrs at the BBC Proms
The Swedish clarinettist pays tribute to two jazz legends in Joshua Weilerstein's programme that includes Proms debutante, Elsa Barraine, and Rachmaninov.
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PooleLet There Be Light
Nielsen, Grieg, Adès, Rachmaninov
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Chloé van Soeterstède; Eva Gevorgyan
MelbourneMelbourne Symphony / Sir Andrew Davis
Britten, Lutosławski, Vaughan Williams, Rachmaninov
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Sir Andrew Davis; Richard Tognetti
VerbierMagdalena Kožená / Martha Argerich / Alexandre Kantorow
Schumann, Shostakovich, Rachmaninov
Magdalena Kožená; Martha Argerich; Alexandre Kantorow
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Why Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances triumphed in 2023
The work most frequently performed in concert in 2023, Rachmaninov’s masterpiece owes its popularity to specific circumstances, but also to much deeper reasons.
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?
Bachtrack top ten: Sergei Rachmaninov
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.