Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Paganini Rhapsody / Vinnitskaya, Urbanski, NDR Elbphilharmonie

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August 25, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      RACHMANINOV, SERGEI
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Ndr Elbphilharmony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Vinnitskaya, Urbanski
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 25, 2017
    • UPC
      3760014192753
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ALPHA275
    • LABEL
      Alpha
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Moderato

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    2. II. Adagio sostenuto

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    3. III. Allegro scherzando

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    4. Introduction: Allegro vivace

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    5. Theme: L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    6. Variation 2: L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    7. Variation 3: L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    8. Variation 4: Più vivo

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    9. Variation 5: Tempo precedente

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    10. Variation 6: L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    11. Variation 7: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    12. Variation 8: Tempo I

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    13. Variation 9: L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    14. Variation 10: Poco marcato

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    15. Variation 11: Moderato

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    16. Variation 12: Tempo di minuetto

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    17. Variation 13: Allegro

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    18. Variation 14: L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    19. Variation 15: Più vivo scherzando

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    20. Variation 16. Allegretto

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    21. Variation 17: (Allegretto)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    22. Variation 18: Andante cantabile

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    23. Variation 19: A tempo vivace

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    24. Variation 20: Un poco più vivo

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    25. Variation 21: Un poco più vivo

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    26. Variation 22: Un poco più vivo (Alla breve)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    27. Variation 23. L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

    28. Variation 24: A tempo un poco meno mosso

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya

      Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański


Sergei Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto might never have seen the light of day had it not been for hypnosis: before the twenty-seve-year-old composer began work on it, he was on his last legs - financially, artistically and psychologically. Dr. Nikolay Dahl hypnotized his patient every day, whispering to him: ''You will write your concerto. You will work with great fluency. The concerto will be of excellent quality.' The creative block disappeared, and the concerto's premiere in Moscow in 1901 was a triumph for Rachmaninov, who played the solo part himself. Anna Vinnitskaya says she feels 'a spring-like atmosphere' in this work: throughout there is a sense of movement, of awakening. The music passes through the most contrasting psychological landscapes, but moves towards clarity and light. Rachmaninov composed the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in 1934, ten years before his death. Brahms, Liszt, Lutoslawski and Andrew Lloyd Webber are among the most remarkable roll call of composers inspired by Paganini's theme. The Russian pianist and the Polish conductor Krzysztof Urbanski have often played Rachmaninoff together, on every continent. The two artists, both of whom present here their third disc for Alpha, were reunited in the NDR studios in Hamburg to record this repertory that fits them like a glove.