Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody – Vondracek & Prague Symphony Orchestra CD 2023-image
Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody – Vondracek & Prague Symphony Orchestra CD 2023-image

Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody – Vondracek & Prague Symphony Orchestra CD 2023

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Genre: Classical Artists Item Height: 0.39 in Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Item Weight: 0.27 lb gtin13: 0099925432324 Release Title: Piano Concertos; Paganini Rhapsody UPC: 0099925432324 brand: Supraphon Record Label: Supraphon, Spp Notes: Lukáš Vondrácek and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Scarcely do we encounter a connection between a musician and a composer so close, strong and energising. When, at the age of 15, Vondrácek 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 colour wish? It's sheer beauty!" Lukáš Vondrácek 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 Vondrácek, 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 Vondrácek's hands. A lavish musical feast. Format: CD Item Length: 5.50 in Artist: Rachmaninoff / Vondracek / Prague Symphony Orch Number of Discs: 2 Release Year: 2023 Item Width: 4.85 in

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Further Details Title: Rachmaninoff: Complete Piano Concertos/Paganini Rhapsody Condition: New Artist: Sergei Rachmaninov Format: CD Edition: Album (Jewel Case) No Of Discs: 2 Record Label: Supraphon Records Release Date: 03/24/2023 Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov Conductor: Tomas Brauner Performer Orchestra: Prague Symphony Orchestra Genre: Classical Style: Concerto EAN: 0099925432324 MPN: SU43232 Release Year: 2023 Tracks: Disc 1 1: I. Vivace 2: II. Andante 3: III. Allegro Vivace 4: I. Allegro Vivace 5: II. Largo 6: III. Allegro Vivace 7: Rhapsody On a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 Disc 2 1: I. Moderato 2: II. Adagio Sostenuto 3: III. Allegro Scherzando 4: I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto 5: II. Intermezzo. Adagio 6: III. Finale. Alla Breve Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

  1. This stunning performance of Rachmaninoff’s piano concertos and Paganini Rhapsody is pure magic. Vondracek’s playing is both powerful and delicate, perfectly complemented by the Prague Symphony Orchestra’s rich, dynamic sound. The recording quality is superb, capturing every nuance of these timeless masterpieces. A must-have for classical music lovers—it’s an absolute gem!

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