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rachmaninoff - piano concerto no. 2 (33rpm lp)
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MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
CONDITION RECORD M mint
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
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MISCELLANEOUS --

MUSICIANS

Byron Janis - piano
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati - conducting

SERGEY RACHMANINOFF (1873 - 1943)

piano concerto no. 2 in c minor op. 18
prelude for piano no.7 in e flat major op. 23/6
prelude for piano no.1 in c sharp minor ("the bells of moscow") op. 3/2

REVIEW

The Second Piano Concerto represents Rachmaninov’s escape from a crisis lasting several years during which he experienced one catastrophe after another

At the suggestion of his psychiatrist, who had prophesied that he would write wonderful music, he turned once again to the work – and it brought him his greatest success to that date

Although the piano writing demands enormous technical dexterity, the composer was apparently not solely aiming at producing a virtuosic showpiece, since the piano part clings snugly to the orchestra like an accompaniment for long stretches, although it does triumph powerfully here and there for good measure

Once again, Byron Janis – whose brilliant interpretations of Rachmaninov’s repertory have influenced whole generations of pianists – has made a benchmark recording in which he alagamates tremendous energy with great tranquility

He revels in the late-Romantic ecstatic harmonies, dazzles us with his transparent presentation of the internal structures, and displays great vigour in the weighty themes

The emotional middle movement is also glorious in that Janis enjoys to the full the interplay of passion and reverie with expansive chords and dark-hued tonalities

RECORDING April 1960 at the Northrop Memorial Auditorium Minnesota USA
MASTERING C.R. Fine and Robert Eberenz
RE RELEASED June 2008
RATING 5 Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas Germany
MADE IN Germany
STYLE Classic / Concerto / Piano Concerto

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This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 20 May, 2008.

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