Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) - Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18

 

 

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18

I. Moderato
II. Adagio sostenuto
III. Allegro scherzando

 

Dubravka Tomsic piano
Anton Nanut maestro
Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana

 

 

Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Russian: Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов)1873-1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music Early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other Russian composers gave way to a thoroughly personal idiom that included a pronounced lyricism, expressive breadth, structural ingenuity, and a tonal palette of rich, distinctive orchestral colors. The piano is featured prominently in Rachmaninoff's compositional output. He made a point of using his own skills as a performer to explore fully the expressive possibilities of the instrument. Even in his earliest works he revealed a sure grasp of idiomatic piano writing and a striking gift for melody.

List of compositions by Sergei Rachmaninoff

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Sergei_Rachmaninoff