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A student of Rimsky-Korsakov and the teacher of Rachmaninov and Scriabin, Anton Arensky holds a distinguished place in the history of Russian music as both an academic and a composer. For his 1900 ballet Egyptian Nights,…

In his early days the composer-pianist Igor Raykhelson ? born in Leningrad in 1961, once a New York resident and now based in Moscow ? studied both classical and jazz piano. Both influences have combined to create a…

For Russian musicians, the romances of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov have always been a test of their artistic maturity. The very name of the genre carries a great many shades of meaning in Russian, denoting what at times…

Sergei Rachmaninov was one of the twentieth century?s outstanding pianists, but the large body of purely orchestral music he composed is no less an expression of his musical character. His great strength was that he…

Over the past five years, pianist Anna Vinnitskaya has made three Alpha recordings dedicated to Shostakovitch, Brahms et Rachmaninov. Evgeni Koroliov is a great master of the piano, a great Bach specialist, whose…

Exactly 80 years before the Opening Concert of the 2019 Lucerne Festival, Sergei Rachmaninoff himself appeared for the first time on August 11, 1939 at the "International Music Festival Weeks". The roaring success of the…

Collection of performances by The Royal Ballet from 2006 to 2015, featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Liszt. The performances are: 'Giselle' (2013), 'La Bayadère' (2009), 'Don Quixote' (2013), 'The…

Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic as they perform a selection of favourites at a summer picnic concert at the Berlin Waldbuhne in 2009.

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Vladimir Jurowski conducts Rachmaninov's dark setting of Alexander Pushkin's 'little tragedy' with a performance from Sergei Leiferkus in the role written for the great Russian bass Fyodor Chaliapin.

Relax and enjoy the tranquil beauty of America's stunning western terrain. Taking in everything from the snow-covered peaks to the dry, desert plains, experience the beauty of an untapped wilderness. Accompanied by a…

One of Rachmaninoff?s most popular pieces, the Second Symphony is an indulgently melancholic and sentimental work: a magic box of the late-Romantic orchestra. Dramatic sections played by the full orchestra contrast…

Following acclaimed performances on tour in Japan and South Korea, Robin Ticciati and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin have recorded one of Rachmaninov?s best-known works. In contrast with the disastrous…

Both Anton Arensky and Sergey Taneyev belong to the generation of Russian composers who came to prominence at the end of the 19th century, midway between Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. With its expansive themes and…

During the Queen Elisabeth Competition 2016, a young Italian pianist aged 19 garnered a lot of attention. Alberto Ferro, already a laureate of many prizes, won the Audience Prize before winning one year later First Prize…

About SHM-CD: SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) is a superior quality CD fully compatible with all CD players. SHM-CD utilizes a polycarbonate material originally developed for LCD screens, and the enhanced transparency of…

The piano dominated Rachmaninoff?s creative thinking from the start. Even his four early piano pieces of 1887 reveal the extraordinary sense of kinship he felt with the instrument. However, these enchanting early…

Exactly 80 years before the Opening Concert of the 2019 Lucerne Festival, Sergei Rachmaninoff himself appeared for the first time on August 11, 1939 at the "International Music Festival Weeks". The roaring success of the…

Two-volume operatic set. Russian bass Evgeny Nesterenko takes the lead in Rachmaninov's opera 'Aleko', while Konstantin Pluzhnikov performs in Rimsky-Korsakov's opera 'Kashchey the Immortal'.

All of Rachmaninov?s music on 32 CDs - definitively the most complete and comprehensive edition of Rachmaninov?s works ever released. With Argerich, Ashkenazy, Bolet, Chailly, Freire, Janis, Järvi, Kocsis, Kondraschin,…

Designed for easy reading, with fingerings clearly marked, and helpfully grouped by level of difficulty, each book contains pieces to delight lovers of the classical masterpieces, in this case including everything from…

André Previn leads the London Symphony Orchestra in performances of works by Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, and Bernstein, recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall, London during the…

Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic as they perform a selection of favourites at a summer picnic concert at the Berlin Waldbuhne in 2009.

Classical music's star duo have performed together all over the world, and now they present an impassioned programme of Barber & Rachmaninov. Including each composer's 'Cello Sonata' and a selection of beautiful songs…

Volume 6 in Naxos?s Rachmaninov solo piano series features recordings made on the Victor label in 1922?24. It features short works by Chopin and popular encore pieces, a very rare test pressing of Le Cygne in Alexander…

Valery Gergiev takes to the podium of the Royal Albert Hall in this live concert from the 2016 BBC Proms. Featured concert pieces include Rachmaninov's 'Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor' performed by Behzod Abduraimov and…

Cellist Jonah Kim and pianist Sean Kennard have been making music together since they were teenagers at the Curtis Institute of Music and together they have played almost every sonata in the standard repertoire. The…

Valery Gergiev takes to the podium of the Royal Albert Hall in this live concert from the 2016 BBC Proms. Featured concert pieces include Rachmaninov's 'Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor' performed by Behzod Abduraimov and…

Rachmaninov?s songs all date from the first half of his artistic life, before he left post-revolutionary Russia. They are exquisite, and this recital from Julia Sitkovetsky and Roger Vignoles includes some of the finest,…

The major work in this second album of Rachmaninov?s works in the Russian Piano series is the First Sonata, a pinnacle of high late Romanticism. Less well known are the Moments Musicaux but they too are masterful pieces.…

Mikhail Tatarnikov conducts this performance of Rachmaninov's three operas. The Orchestre Symphonique et Choeurs de la Monnaie of Brussels perform 'Aleko', 'The Miserly Knight' and 'Francesca da Rimini' for the first…

After a first album as part of the harmonia nova collection, which resulted in a well-deserved Victoire de la Musique Classique (category new instrumental soloist), Bruno Philippe continues his path on the harmonia mundi…

A journey through Russia and the Ukraine, visiting the summer residences of the Tsars, to the accompaniment of music by Rachmaninov.

(Music Minus One). Equally renowned as composer and pianist, Rachmaninov dazzled the world with his piano concerto in C minor. It is immensely popular to this day. Brilliant and powerful with the beautiful lyric theme…