Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3

~ Release by Sergei Rachmaninov; Walter Gieseking, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Willem Mengelberg (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Notes on booklet:

The disturbing noises in the first 22 seconds of track 6 result from damages to the original acetate disc. To preserve the good sound quality though, we decided to do without aggressive remastering here.

Annotation last modified on 2013-04-28 13:16 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato
solo piano:
Walter Gieseking (classical pianist 1895-1956) (on 1940-10-31)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (on 1940-10-31)
conductor:
Willem Mengelberg (on 1940-10-31)
live recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato (on 1940-10-31)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninov9:52
2Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
solo piano:
Walter Gieseking (classical pianist 1895-1956) (on 1940-10-31)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (on 1940-10-31)
conductor:
Willem Mengelberg (on 1940-10-31)
live recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (on 1940-10-31)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninov11:46
3Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando
solo piano:
Walter Gieseking (classical pianist 1895-1956) (on 1940-10-31)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (on 1940-10-31)
conductor:
Willem Mengelberg (on 1940-10-31)
live recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando (on 1940-10-31)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninov10:22
4Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
solo piano:
Walter Gieseking (classical pianist 1895-1956) (on 1940-03-28)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (on 1940-03-28)
conductor:
Willem Mengelberg (on 1940-03-28)
live recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto (on 1940-03-28)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninov (Russian composer) (from 1909 until 1909-09-23)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Sergei Rachmaninov16:16
5Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: II. Intermezzo
solo piano:
Walter Gieseking (classical pianist 1895-1956) (on 1940-03-28)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (on 1940-03-28)
conductor:
Willem Mengelberg (on 1940-03-28)
live recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: II. Intermezzo. Adagio (on 1940-03-28)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninov (Russian composer) (from 1909 until 1909-09-23)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Sergei Rachmaninov9:23
6Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: III. Finale
solo piano:
Walter Gieseking (classical pianist 1895-1956) (on 1940-03-28)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (on 1940-03-28)
conductor:
Willem Mengelberg (on 1940-03-28)
live recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: III. Finale. Alla breve (on 1940-03-28)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninov (Russian composer) (from 1909 until 1909-09-23)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Sergei Rachmaninov12:37