{"product_id":"rachmaninoff-vondracek-prague-symphony-orch-piano-concertos-paganini-rhapsody","title":"Rachmaninoff \/ Vondracek \/ Prague Symphony Orch- Piano Concertos Paganini Rhapsody (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLukás 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!\" Lukás 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 Lukás 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 Tomás Brauner, capturing performances rendering every detail, teeming with emotion, colour and contrast. Sheer beauty indeed! Rachmaninoff in Lukás Vondrácek's hands. A lavish musical feast.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1~I. Vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1~II. Andante\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1~III. Allegro vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40~I. Allegro vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40~II. Largo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40~III. Allegro vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Introduction. Allegro vivace - Variation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrecedente\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Tema. L'istesso tempo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL'istesso tempo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL'istesso tempo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiù vivo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTempo precedente\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL'istesso tempo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeno mosso, a tempo moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTempo I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL'istesso tempo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoco marcato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModerato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTempo di minuetto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL'istesso tempo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiù vivo. Scherzando\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllegretto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(Allegretto)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndante cantabile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL'istesso tempo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUn poco più vivo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUn poco più vivo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarziale. Un poco più vivo. Alla breve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL'istesso tempo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA tempo un poco meno mosso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18~I. Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18~II. Adagio sostenuto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18~III. Allegro scherzando\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30~I. Allegro ma non tanto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30~II. Intermezzo. Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30~III. Finale. 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