Stephen Hough's four Rachmaninov Piano Concertos have long been viewed as reference recordings of this iconic repertoire, the standard by which others must be judged. Bolstered by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Litton, Hough made a conscious return to the fast and lean performance tradition of the composer himself, avoiding the sentimental 'Hollywood' approach that had become so prevalent, for this triumphantly successful, awards-lavished Rachmaninov cycle. A 3LP set.

Tracklist:

Piano Concerto No 1 in F sharp minor Op 1
Vivace
Andante
Allegro vivace
Side B
Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 18
Moderato
Adagio sostenuto - PiÃ¹ animato - Tempo I
LP 2
Side C
Allegro scherzando
Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30
Allegro ma non tanto
Side D
Intermezzo: Adagio -
Finale: Alla breve
LP 3
Side E
Piano Concerto No 4 in G minor Op 40
Allegro vivace
Largo
Allegro vivace
Side F
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op 43
Introduction Allegro vivace
Variation I Precedente
Theme L'istesso tempo
II L'istesso tempo
III L'istesso tempo
IV PiÃ¹ vivo
V Tempo precedente
VI L'istesso tempo
VII Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
1
VIII Tempo I
1
IX L'istesso tempo
1
X Poco marcato
1
XI Moderato
1
XII Tempo di minuetto
1
XIII Allegro
1
XIV L'istesso tempo
1
XV PiÃ¹ vivo scherzando
1
XVI Allegretto
1
XVII [Allegretto]
2
XVIII Andante cantabile
2
XIX A tempo vivace
2
XX Un poco piÃ¹ vivo
2
XXI Un poco piÃ¹ vivo
2
XXII Un poco piÃ¹ vivo (Alla breve)
2
XXIII L'istesso tempo
2
XXIV A tempo un poco meno mosso

UPC: 034571995694
Label: Hyperion
Release Date: 6.19.26
Format: Vinyl

Rachmaninoff / Hough / Litton / Dallas Symphony - Rachmaninoff: Piano Ctos 1-4 / Paganini Rhapsody (LP)