Philippe Entremont, Leonard Bernstein, André Watts, Seiji Ozawa - Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & & 3 (1994)
Philippe Entremont, Leonard Bernstein, André Watts, Seiji Ozawa, New York Philharmonic - Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 327 Mb | Total time: 71:23 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # SBK 53512 | Recorded: 1960,1969
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 327 Mb | Total time: 71:23 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # SBK 53512 | Recorded: 1960,1969
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.
Rachmaninoff composed the concerto in the peaceful setting of his family's country estate, Ivanovka, completing it on September 23, 1909. Contemporary with this work are his First Piano Sonata and his tone poem The Isle of the Dead.
The concerto is respected, even feared, by many pianists. Josef Hofmann, the pianist to whom the work is dedicated, never publicly performed it, saying that it "wasn't for" him. Gary Graffman lamented he had not learned this concerto as a student, when he was "still too young to know fear".
Due to time constraints, Rachmaninoff could not practice the piece while in Russia. Instead, he practiced it on a silent keyboard that he brought with him while en route to the United States.
The concerto was first performed on November 28, 1909 by Rachmaninoff himself with the now-defunct New York Symphony Society with Walter Damrosch conducting, at the New Theater (later rechristened the Century Theater). It received a second performance under Gustav Mahler several weeks later, an "experience Rachmaninoff treasured." Rachmaninoff later described the rehearsal to Riesemann:
"At that time Mahler was the only conductor whom I considered worthy to be classed with Nikisch. He devoted himself to the concerto until the accompaniment, which is rather complicated, had been practiced to perfection, although he had already gone through another long rehearsal. According to Mahler, every detail of the score was important – an attitude too rare amongst conductors. … Though the rehearsal was scheduled to end at 12:30, we played and played, far beyond this hour, and when Mahler announced that the first movement would be rehearsed again, I expected some protest or scene from the musicians, but I did not notice a single sign of annoyance. The orchestra played the first movement with a keen or perhaps even closer appreciation than the previous time."
Performer:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in C minor, Op.18
Philippe Entremont, piano
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.3 in D minor, Op.30
André Watts, piano
New York Philharmonic
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Track List:
Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18
1. I. Moderato
2. II. Adagio sostenuto
3. III. Allegro scherzando
Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30
4. I. Allegro ma non tanto
5. II. Intermezzo. Adagio
6. III. Finale. Alla breve
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Philippe Entremont, Leonard Bernstein, André Watts, Seiji Ozawa - Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & & 3 (1994)
