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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelDecca, Dca
UPC0028944483925
eBay Product ID (ePID)20046049758
Product Key Features
Release Year1996
FormatCD
GenreClassical
ArtistRachmaninoff / Ashkenazy / Previn / London Orch
Release TitlePiano Concertos 1-4
Dimensions
Item Height0.40 in
Item Weight0.25 lb
Item Length5.60 in
Item Width4.90 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs2
Number of Tracks12
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Tracks1.1 Piano Concerto No. 1 in F Sharp minor, Op.1: I Vivace 1.2 Piano Concerto No. 1 in F Sharp minor, Op.1: II Andante 1.3 Piano Concerto No. 1 in F Sharp minor, Op.1: III Allegro Vivace 1.4 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op.18: I Moderato 1.5 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op.18: II Adagio Sostenuto 1.6 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op.18: III Allegro Scherzando 2.1 Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30: I Allegro Ma Non Tanto 2.2 Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30: II Intermezzo: Adagio 2.3 Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30: III Finale (Alla Breve) 2.4 Piano Concerto No.4 in D minor, Op.40: I Allegro Vivace (Alla Breve) 2.5 Piano Concerto No.4 in D minor, Op.40: II Largo 2.6 Piano Concerto No.4 in D minor, Op.40: III Allegro Vivace
If you like piano music, especially Rachmaninoff, but can't decide among all the artists out there: this is the only one. I say that because I have listened to all of the other recordings of the concertos, and they all fall short for various reasons in their interpretations. But if you would have given anything to hear Rachmaninoff in concert, this is the closest you willl get. Ashkenazy, worked with him, and has all his notes on how they are to be played, just as the master wanted them played. After you hear this version, all the others come up short. It's magnificent: he captures the romanticism of the 2nd, and the sensuousness of the 4th. The crispness, the hesitations, the passion are all captured perfectly. I have one set in the house but they are even more engrossing in the car. Really abbreviates your long commute!