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Rachmaninov Orchestral Works
Dmitri Alexeev | St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra | Yuri Temirkanov
Once again RCA have side-stepped the logistical problems of recording in Russia by catching Temirkanov and his orchestra on tour...
Reviewed in issue 4/1995
Rachmaninov (The) Miserly Knight
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra | Gianandrea Noseda | Ildar Abdrazakov | Misha Didyk
This fine, fiery, brooding performance of The Miserly Knight is an indispensable companion to the recording of Rachmaninov’s other mature...
Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 12/2009
RACHMANINOV Complete Preludes (Lugansky)
The name of Nikolai Lugansky has become inextricably associated with the music of Rachmaninov and it’s not difficult to understand...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 04/2018
RACHMANINOV Symphony No 2 LIADOV The Enchanted Lake
Andrew Litton | Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
In returning to a Rachmaninov symphony he recorded previously with the Royal Philharmonic (Virgin, 5/90 – nla), Andrew Litton goes...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 11/2015
Rachmaninov Symphony No 1
Moscow State Symphony Orchestra | Pavel Kogan
The venom with which César Cui reviewed Rachmaninov’s First Symphony at its 1897 premiere has long since been neutralised by...
Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 5/2010
Rachmaninov Piano Trios
Rachmaninov’s two Trios elegiaques have drawn several good recordings. These include the Copenhagen Trio on Kontrapunkt (12/94), together with the...
Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 1/2001
RACHMANINOV Works for 2 Pianos
Alexander Kobrin | Frédéric d'Oria-Nicolas
Which would you prefer? A great, revelatory performance on an acoustic disc or a good performance in digital sound? Fondamenta...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 11/2013
Rachmaninov Piano Works
Following his highly praised Prokofiev cycle for Danacord, Oleg Marshev turns to Rachmaninov, whom Prokofiev outwardly despised but inwardly admired....
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 4/2000
ZEMLINSKY; RACHMANINOV; ARENSKY Piano Trios
The Smetana Trio is one of those groups in the grand Czech tradition; this latest line-up features three formidably fine...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 06/2019
RACHMANINOV Songs
It is worth taking note of the people to whom Rachmaninov dedicated his songs. There are friends and relatives; there...
Reviewed in issue 05/2014
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