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Tag Archives: Rachmaninov
Pavel Kolesnikov scales Rachmaninov’s Everest with elegance
Rachmaninov: LPO/Sinaisky **** Royal Festival Hall, 29th October 2014 “A mountain! The hardest piece you could everest play!” David Helfgott admits to Cecil Parkes in the film Shine, describing the monumental ‘Rach 3’ – Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor – … Continue reading
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Inside out: LPO’s Rachmaninov exploration launched under Jurowski’s steely eye
Rachmninov: LPO/ Jurowski *** Royal Festival Hall, 3rd October 2014 Like a rash over London’s concert halls, Rachmaninov (or Rachmaninoff if you prefer) is everywhere this season – not that I’m complaining. The opportunity to immerse oneself in a composer’s … Continue reading
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Virtuosity for virtuosity’s sake: Valentina Lisitsa’s Rachmaninov disappoints
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-4; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Valentina Lisitsa; London Symphony Orchestra/ Michael Francis (Decca) The tale of Ukrainian-born Valentina Lisitsa’s unconventional rise to fame through internet clips on Youtube is now relatively well-known. I was … Continue reading
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Superb Rachmaninov triptych from Bergen
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances; The Rock; The Isle of the Dead Andrew Litton/Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (BIS) A couple of decades ago, the partnership of Mariss Jansons and the Oslo Philharmonic yielded some terrific discs, initially for Chandos (a splendid set of … Continue reading
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