Rachmaninov: The Complete Works
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Playing time: 80'34"/42'06"/58'19"/69'12"/62'19"/78'43"/75'07"/76'30"/78'51"/60'55"/ 48'33"/75'20"/73'45"/74'42"/78'09"/80'36"/60'23"/76'15"/77'14"/78'15"/ 68'19"/83'36"/71'18"/56'19"/42'38"/58'18"/58'35"/56'28"/59'33"/65'20"/ 59'15"/34'10"
Tracks: 24 + 26 + 4 + 19 + 15 + 24 + 11 + 24 + 12 + 4 + 10 + 26 + 29 + 31 + 31 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 5 + 7 + 8 + 17 + 18 + 15 + 4 + 13 + 18 + 25 + 6 + 6 + 18 + 1
Booklet pages: 104
© 2014 Decca Music Group Ltd
Reviewer: Robert Anderson
Review of Rachmaninov: The Complete Works published on 30 November 2014
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
CD1 Twenty Four Préludes Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
CD2 Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op 42 Mikhail Pletnev, piano Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 36 (1913) Zoltán Kocsis, piano
CD3 Chopin Variations, Op 22 Jorge Bolet, piano Piano Sonata No 1 Alexis Weissenberg, piano
CD4 Études-tableaux, Opp 33 and 39 Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Russian Rhapsody in E minor for two pianos Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano André Previn, piano
Romance in G for piano 4 hands Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano Vovka Ashkenazy, piano
CD5 Moments Musicaux Morceaux de fantaisie, Op 3 Fragments Prélude Op posth Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
CD6 Transcriptions Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Six Morceaux, Op 11 (piano 4 hands) Vladimir Ashkenazy Vovka Ashkenazy
Waltz for piano, 6 hands Vladimir Ashkenazy Vovka Ashkenazy Dódý Ashkenazy
Romance for piano, 6 hands Vladimir Ashkenazy Vovka Ashkenazy Dódý Ashkenazy
Italian Polka for piano, 4 hands, and trumpet Vladimir Ashkenazy Vovka Ashkenazy Alastair Mackie
CD7 Fantaisie-tableaux (Suite No 1) for 2 pianos, Op 5 Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano André Previn, piano
Suite No 2 for 2 pianos, Op 17 Symphonic Dances (2 pianos) Op 45 Martha Argerich, piano Nelson Freire, piano
CD8 Rarities for solo piano Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
CD9 Cello Sonata Heinrich Schiff, cello Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano
Two Pieces, Op 2 Mélodie Lied Vocalise Op 34 No 14, transcribed by Lynn Harrell Lynn Harrell, cello Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Piano Sonata No 2 (1931) Peter Jablonski, piano
CD10 Trios élégiaques 1 and 2 Beaux Arts Trio: Menahem Pressler, piano Isidore Cohen, violin Bernard Greenhouse, cello
CD11 Romance in A minor Dene Olding, violin Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
String Quartets 1 and 2 Goldner String Quartet: Dene Olding, violin Dimity Hall, violin Irina Morozova, viola Julian Smiles, cello
Two Pieces Op 6 Dene Olding, violin Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Two sacred songs Joan Rodgers, soprano Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
CD12-14 Songs Elisabeth Söderström, soprano Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
CD15 Piano Concerto No 1 in F sharp minor, Op 1 Piano Concerto No 4 in G minor, Op 40 Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op 43 Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano London Symphony Orchestra André Previn, conductor
CD16 Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 18 Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Op 30 Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano London Symphony Orchestra André Previn, conductor
CD17 Piano Concerto No 1 in F sharp minor, Op 1 (original version) Piano Concerto No 4 in G minor, Op 40 (original version) Alexander Ghindin, piano Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
CD18 Symphony No 1 in D minor Symphonic Dances Op 45 Concertgebouw Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
CD19 Symphony No 2 in E minor, Op 27 London Philharmonic Orchestra Walter Weller, conductor
The Isle of the Dead, Op 29 Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Edo de Waart, conductor
CD20 Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op 44 Concertgebouw Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
The Bells (Kolokola) Op 35 Natalia Troitskaya, soprano Ryszard Karczykowski, tenor Tom Krause, baritone Chorus of the Concertgebouw Orchestra Concertgebouw Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
CD21 Prince Rostislav - symphonic poem after Tolstoy Caprice bohémien Sydney Symphony Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
The Rock Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit, conductor
Five Études-tableaux (orchestrated by Respighi) Sydney Symphony Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
CD22 Scherzo in D minor (1888) Sydney Symphony Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
'Youth' Symphony (1891) Chorus of the Concertgebouw Orchestra Concertgebouw Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Six Choruses Op 15 Prague Philharmonic Choir Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano, conductor
Spring Op 20 Sergei Leiferkus, baritone Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra Charles Dutoit, conductor
Three Russian Songs, Op 41 Chorus of the Concertgebouw Orchestra Concertgebouw Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Panteley the Healer (1899) Chorus of Spirits for 'Don Juan' (1894?) O Mother of God vigilantly praying (1893) Russian State Symphonic Cappella Valeri Polyansky, conductor
Deus Meus (1890) Vocal Ensemble C Sharp Minor Elger Niels, conductor
CD23 Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Alexander Ranne, tenor (Protoyerey) Sergey Tsipcalo, baritone (Diakon) Natalia Kornieva, soprano St Petersburg Chamber Choir Nikolai Korniev, conductor
CD24 Vespers (All-Night Vigil), Op 37 Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano Vladimir Moztovoy, tenor St Petersburg Chamber Choir Nikolai Korniev, conductor
CD25 Monna Vanna, Act I (1907) Sherrill Milnes Seth McCoy Blythe Walker Nickolas Karousatos Jon Thorsteinsson Icelandic Opera Chorus Peter Locke, chorus master Iceland Symphony Orchestra Igor Buketoff, conductor
CD26 Aleko (1892) Sergei Leferkus Ilya Levinsky Anatoli Kotscherga Maria Guleghina Anne Sofie von Otter Gothenburg Opera Chorus Martin Andersson, chorus master Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Neeme Järvi, conductor
CD27 The Miserly Knight, Op 24 Sergei Aleksashkin Sergei Larin Vladimir Chernov Ian Caley Anatoli Kotscherga Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Neeme Järvi, conductor
CD28 Francesca da Rimini, Op 25 Sergei Aleksashkin Ilya Levinsky Sergei Leferkus Maria Guleghina Sergei Larin Gothenburg Opera Chorus Martin Andersson, chorus master Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Neeme Järvi, conductor
Appendix CD29 Piano Concerto No 1 in F sharp minor, Op 1 Byron Janis, piano Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra Kirill Kondrashin, conductor
Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 18 Sviatoslav Richter, piano Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Stanislav Wislocki, conductor
CD30 Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Op 30 Martha Argerich, piano Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Piano Concerto No 4 in G minor, Op 40 Zoltán Kocsis, piano San Francisco Symphony Edo de Waart, conductor
CD31 Rachmaninov's Ampico Piano Recordings (1919-29)
CD32 (Bonus CD) The Real Rachmaninov - Vladimir Ashkenazy and Rob Cowan discuss the Russian Romantic
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