Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
Kreisler Liebesleid (arr. Rachmaninoff/orch. Leytush)
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2

Neeme Järvi conductor
Boris Giltburg piano

Here is the very height of touching, heartrending romance from the composer who arguably did both those qualities better than any other. There's a reason Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto is his most popular: it's his most rapturous, his most readily moving and his most sweepingly emotive. There's also a reason his Second Symphony is played more than any other of its companions. Here thick, rich textures and sombre harmonies wrap themsevles around Rachmaninoff's finely contoured melodies, the music smouldering, flaring up and eventually propelling itself towards a whirling, spirited climax. Surrender to the alluring warmth and beauty of Rachmaninoff.

In co-operation with the Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation

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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 - I. Moderato
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 - III. Allegro scherzando
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 - I. Largo - Allegro moderato
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 - IV. Allegro vivace