Description
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No.2 - Paganini Rhapsody / Rafael Orozco, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Edo de Waart / Festivo Series / Philips LP
6570 046
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901. The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on 2 December 1900. The complete work was premiered, again with the composer as soloist, on 9 November 1901, with his cousin Alexander Siloti conducting.
This piece is one of Rachmaninoff's most enduringly popular pieces, and established his fame as a concerto composer.
Label: Philips – 6570 046
Series: Festivo Series
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Genre: Classical
Style: Romantic
Tracklist:
| Piano Concerto No.2in C Minor, Op. 18 | |||
| A1 | Moderato | ||
| A2 | Adagio Sostenuto | ||
| A3 | Allegro Scherzando | ||
| B | Rhapsody On A Theme by Paganini, Op. 43 |
- Composed By – Sergej Rachmaninoff
- Conductor – Edo de Waart
- Liner Notes – Wulf Konold
- Orchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Photography By – Arjé Plas
- Piano – Rafael Orozco
