Music For Life: Rachmaninov

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The Romantic Cello · Chopin · Rachmaninov

“Charles Owen has an admirably light touch, playing with great sensitivity whenever there's a danger of piano domination but is able to adopt a formidable presence in virtuoso passages… Natalie Clein is such a communicative player that we feel compelled to follow her line. Her tone is generally warm and expressive, but capable of receding to a chilly senza vibrato - as for the second subject of the Chopin finale - or rising to considerable intensity. ...whenever the cello is given long, sustained melodies - as in the trios of both Scherzos, and the second theme of the Rachmaninov finale - the effect is quite glorious.” --Gramophone

MP3 320 · 179 MB

Rachmaninov | Piano Concertos Nos. 1-4 · Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Earl Wild · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · Jascha Horenstein

Two caveats for prospective customers: One is that Earl Wild makes the once-standard "traditional" cuts in the finale of the Third Concerto; second is that these classic 1965 performances also are available on the Chesky label in less brilliant but more naturally equalized transfers. Chandos, however, offers the better bargain. More importantly, Wild is in dazzling form throughout. You'll rarely hear the First and Fourth Concertos sparkle with equal panache and rhythmic acuity, while the pianist's fusion of poetry and flair add up to a Paganini Rhapsody that leaves just about all stereo versions behind. Jascha Horenstein's incisive, colorful support is a major asset, and the Royal Philharmonic plays beautifully for him. If you don't mind the Third Concerto cuts (or already have Martha Argerich's landmark third), these classic performances only get better with age, and the sonics are still terrific. Go for it, piano fans! --J.D.

2 CD · MP3 HQ · 225 MB

Echoes of Time · Shostakovich · Kancheri · Pärt · Rachmaninov

Lisa Batiashvili · Grimaud · Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks · Salonen

Lisa Batiashvili grew up listening to her father's string quartet playing Shostakovich, so it's no surprise that she should choose the composer's Violin Concerto No 1 as the centrepiece of her Deutsche Grammophon debut, on which she's accompanied by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Esa-Pekka Salonen. It's a marvellous performance, suitably crepuscular in the opening "Nocturne", before a Gypsy flamboyance takes over for "Scherzo". Salonen proves the perfect accomplice in realising the album's theme of works reflective of the Soviet era, the programme including pieces by Soviet emigrés Arvo Pärt and Giya Kancheli: the latter's "V & V", for violin, voice and strings, is a subtle work of haunting melancholy.

MP3 HQ · 133 MB

Rachmaninov | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini · Piano Concerto No. 2

Yuja Wang · Mahler Chamber Orchestra · Claudio Abbado

Yuja Wang joins the legendary maestro on her first orchestral album. To the challenging Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no. 2, she adds the daunting Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. This, the composer's last composition for piano and orchestra, is the keystone of his symphonic uvre. Yuja Wang, Gramophone's "Young Artist of the Year" 2009, hearkens to the no-holds-barred pianistic sensations of the 19th century. "Whereas many pianists try to dominate this set of variations, she worked with it. This approach simply gave more punch to the places in which the piano should jump out of the texture" --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

MP3 320 · 123 MB

Tchaikovsky · Piano Concerto No. 1 | Rachmaninoff · Piano Concerto No. 3

Arcadi Volodos piano · Berliner Philharmoniker · Seiji Ozawa · James Levine

Here the big-toned Arcadi Volodos takes on one of the most familiar masterpieces of the piano repertoire, the Tchaikovsky First. It's a piece that is so familiar we tend not to listen to it very carefully, but Volodos finds subtleties and emphasizes interesting ideas. Seiji Ozawa and the Berlin Philharmonic are as impressive as the pianist. Volodos is the real thing, a flamboyant virtuoso with a great sense of style, tonal variety, and the kind of dexterity that draws attention to itself without taking your mind off the music. Rachmaninoff's Third is perfect repertoire for him, and he delivers an astonishing performance that combines fluency with weight.

MP3 HQ · 121 MB

Russian Romantics for cello and Piano

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) · Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)
Mily Valakirev (1837-1910)

Jonathan Cohen cello
Leslie Howard piano

MP3 HQ · 115 MB

The Romantic Double-Bass

Bottesini · Chopin · Rachmaninoff

Hans Roelofsen double-bass
2CD

MP3 HQ · 192 MB

Duo Piano Extravaganza

Martha Argerich & Friends

Mozart · Rachmaninoff · Bartók · Debussy · Lutoslawsky ·

Sains-Säens · Ravel

2 CD

MP3 HQ · 225 MB

Rachmaninoff · Piano Concerto No.3 · Solo Piano Works

Arcadi Volodos piano
Berliner Philharmoniker
James Levine

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Piano Concerto No.3
Solo Piano Works

MP3 HQ · 100 MB

Music for Two Pianos

Martha Argerich · Mirabela Dina · Gabriela Montero
Lilya Zilberstein · Polina Leschenko · Yefim Bronfman · Giorgia Tomasi

Piotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) · The Nutcracker - Suite
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) · Suite No.2 for two pianos
Six Morceaux for piano four hands

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) · Sonata in F minor for two pianos
St Antoni Variations
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) · Symphony No.1 in D 'Classical'

2 CD · MP3 320 · 324 MB