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RACHMANINOV Monna Vanna. Songs
This is a vast improvement on the only other recording of Rachmaninov’s Monna Vanna, released by Chandos in 1992. A...
Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: AW2014
RACHMANINOV Piano Works (Jean-Paul Gasparian)
This is the first appearance in these pages of the French pianist Jean-Paul Gasparian (b1995, Paris) but I suspect he...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 05/2022
Rachmaninov Symphony No 2; Vocalise
When André Previn brought Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony back in from the cold during the 1970s others followed suit. Traditional cuts...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 8/2004
RACHMANINOV Piano Sonatas Nos 1, Op 28 & No 2, Op 36
If, like me, you feel that Rachmaninov’s First Sonata doesn’t quite stack up, Nikolai Lugansky’s account may just cause you...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2012
RACHMANINOV 24 Préludes (Boris Giltburg)
Boris Giltburg continues his survey of Rachmaninov with the complete Preludes, launching the disc with a refreshingly straight account of...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 06/2019
RACHMANINOV 'Nocturne' Vespers. Byzantine Hymns
La Tempête | Simon-Pierre Bestion
There is absolutely no justification for this recording except for the fact that it works so well. That is to...
Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 12/2022
MEDTNER; RACHMANINOV Piano Concertos
Benjamin Northey | Jayson Gillham | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
It is partly the constantly changing and complex rhythms that have contributed to the comparative neglect of Medtner’s three piano...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2017
Rachmaninov Symphony No 1
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra | Gianandrea Noseda
Gianandrea Noseda’s performance of the First Symphony projects an unstuffy demeanour and trim athleticism to remind the listener that Rachmaninov...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 8/2008
Sandro Nebieridze Plays Rachmaninov and Prokofiev
The Harmonia Nova series, of which this is Vol 9, is dedicated to ‘young artists singled out for their exceptional...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 11/2019
RACHMANINOV Symphony No 2
Mariss Jansons | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam (members of)
This is the third time Mariss Jansons has committed Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony to commercial disc, following earlier versions with the...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 08/2016
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