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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-4, Paganini Rhapsody / Vondráček, Brauner, Prague Symphony
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-4, Paganini Rhapsody / Vondráček, Brauner, Prague Symphony

$35.99

Details

Composer
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Artist
Lukas Vondracek
Format
CD
Label
Supraphon
Released
May 05, 2023
Catalog #
SU4323-2
UPC
099925432324

About

Lukáš Vondráček and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Scarcely do we encounter a connection between a musician and a composer so close, strong and energizing. When, at the age of 15, Vondráček was invited by Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Czech Philharmonic to perform Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 1, he had garnered international acclaim at numerous concerts and competitions. Just a year later, the pianist toured the USA and appeared at Carnegie Hall. At the age of 29, he triumphed at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels (2016), performing Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 3, conducted by Marin Alsop. Love at first listen, Rachmaninoff has become his flagship composer: “Besides affording the opportunity to showcase one’s technique, his music impresses by being contrastive and having an immense dynamic range ... What more could a person keen on tone color wish? It’s sheer beauty!”

Lukáš Vondráček has been invited to perform Rachmaninoff’s concertos by the most prominent orchestras and conductors worldwide. The present album is one of the few sweet fruits of the Covid pandemic, which cleared the soloist’s otherwise jam-packed diary and afforded him peaceful time for recording. The booklet contains an interview with Lukáš Vondráček, within which he provides an account of his ample experience of and great affinity to Rachmaninoff. Yet the most powerful confession is the recording itself, made with the superb Prague Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Tomáš Brauner, capturing performances rendering every detail, teeming with emotion, colour and contrast. Sheer beauty indeed! Rachmaninoff in Lukáš Vondráček’s hands. A lavish musical feast.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Vivace 12:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Vivace
    Duration
    12:38
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lukáš Vondráček
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  3. 2 II. Andante 06:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lukáš Vondráček
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  4. 3 III. Allegro vivace 08:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    08:18
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lukáš Vondráček
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  5. 4 I. Allegro vivace (alla breve) 09:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace (alla breve)
    Duration
    09:36
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lukáš Vondráček
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  6. 5 II. Largo 07:07
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lukáš Vondráček
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  7. 6 III. Allegro vivace 09:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    09:37
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lukáš Vondráček
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  8. 7 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 24:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
    Duration
    24:08
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lukáš Vondráček
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  9. Disc 2
  10. 1 I. Moderato - Allegro 11:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato - Allegro
    Duration
    11:09
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lukáš Vondráček
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  11. 2 II. Adagio sostenuto 12:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio sostenuto
    Duration
    12:11
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lukáš Vondráček
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  12. 3 III. Allegro scherzando 12:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    12:09
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lukáš Vondráček
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  13. 4 I. Allegro ma non tanto 17:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non tanto
    Duration
    17:56
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lukáš Vondráček
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  14. 5 II. Intermezzo: Adagio 11:04
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Intermezzo: Adagio
    Duration
    11:04
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lukáš Vondráček
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  15. 6 III. Finale: Alla breve 15:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Finale: Alla breve
    Duration
    15:11
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lukáš Vondráček
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner