The Best of Rachmaninoff

~ Release by Rachmaninoff; Rafael Orozco, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Edo de Waart, Zoltán Kocsis, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: 1. Moderato
piano:
Rafael Orozco (pianist) (in 1973-02)
orchestra:
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra) and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1973-02)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor) (in 1973-02)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato (in 1973-02)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Serge Rachmaninoff10:15
2Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: 2. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Rafael Orozco (pianist) (in 1973-02)
orchestra:
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra) and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1973-02)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor) (in 1973-02)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (in 1973-02)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Serge Rachmaninoff11:35
3Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: 3. Allegro scherzando
piano:
Rafael Orozco (pianist) (in 1973-02)
orchestra:
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra) and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1973-02)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor) (in 1973-02)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando (in 1973-02)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Serge Rachmaninoff11:54
4Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43
piano:
Rafael Orozco (pianist) (in 1972-05)
orchestra:
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra) and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1972-05)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor) (in 1972-05)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra) (in 1972-05)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
premiered at:
[concert] (1934-11-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd (in 1934)
premiered at:
Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (on 1934-11-07)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 9) and Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 43)
is based on:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
quotes music from:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
Serge Rachmaninoff23:06
5Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14
piano:
Kocsis Zoltán (pianist, conductor)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (for piano, Kocsis)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer)
piano arranger:
Kocsis Zoltán (pianist, conductor)
arrangement of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Serge Rachmaninoff / Zoltán Kocsis6:32
6Liebesleid
piano:
Rafael Orozco (pianist)
recording of:
Liebesleid, TN iii/5/1 (after Kriesler's Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen No.1) (for piano, Rachmaninoff)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
piano arranger:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1921)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label) and ショット・ミュージック 株式会社 Dept. 3 (Schott Music Corporation Dept. 3)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN iii/5/1)
arrangement of:
Liebesleid (for violin and piano)
Fritz Kreisler / Serge Rachmaninoff4:10
7Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2
piano:
Rafael Orozco (pianist) (in 1972-12)
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow) (in 1972-12)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Serge Rachmaninoff4:38
8Prelude in G minor, op. 23 no. 5
piano:
Rafael Orozco (pianist)
recording of:
10 Preludes, op. 23: No. 5 in G minor: Alla marcia
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1901)
part of:
10 Preludes, op. 23
Serge Rachmaninoff3:24
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1Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: 1. Largo - Allegro moderato
recorded in:
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1977-06)
orchestra:
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: I. Largo — Allegro moderato
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27
Serge Rachmaninoff18:32
2Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: 2. Allegro molto
recorded in:
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1977-06)
orchestra:
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: II. Allegro molto
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27
Serge Rachmaninoff9:08
3Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: 3. Adagio
recorded in:
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1977-06)
orchestra:
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. Adagio
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27
Serge Rachmaninoff13:56
4Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: 4. Allegro vivace
recorded in:
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1977-06)
orchestra:
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: IV. Allegro vivace
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27
Serge Rachmaninoff13:15
5The Isle of the Dead, op. 29
orchestra:
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
The Isle of the Dead, op. 29
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1909)
publisher:
A. Gutheil (in 1909)
part of:
Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 29)
Serge Rachmaninoff21:27