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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3

Stephen Johnson looks beyond the virtuosic in Rachmaninov's third Piano Concerto to get to its reflective, melancholic Russian heart.

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Wed 2 Oct 2013 20:15
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Music Played

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op 1

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: AndrΓ© Previn.
    • Decca 425 004-2.
    • 1.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op 18

    Performer: Lang Lang. Orchestra: Marinsky Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
    • Deutsche Grammophon 477 5449.
    • 1.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    The Great Doxology (Vespers)

    Choir: National Choir of the USSR. Director: Valeri Polianski.
    • Chant du Monde LDC 278845.
    • 12.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op 30

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: AndrΓ© Previn.
    • Decca 417 764-2.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 2 Oct 2013 20:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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