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Rachmaninoff / Vondracek / Prague Symphony Orch- Piano Concertos Paganini Rhapsody

SKU: 099925432324
¥252.00
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Lukás 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.

Tracklist:

  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1~I. Vivace
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1~II. Andante
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1~III. Allegro vivace
  4. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40~I. Allegro vivace
  5. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40~II. Largo
  6. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40~III. Allegro vivace
  7. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Introduction. Allegro vivace - Variation
  8. Precedente
  9. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Tema. L'istesso tempo
  10. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  11. L'istesso tempo
  12. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  13. L'istesso tempo
  14. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  15. Più vivo
  16. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  17. Tempo precedente
  18. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  19. L'istesso tempo
  20. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  21. Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
  22. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  23. Tempo I
  24. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  25. L'istesso tempo
  26. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  27. Poco marcato
  28. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  29. Moderato
  30. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  31. Tempo di minuetto
  32. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  33. Allegro
  34. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  35. L'istesso tempo
  36. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  37. Più vivo. Scherzando
  38. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  39. Allegretto
  40. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  41. (Allegretto)
  42. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  43. Andante cantabile
  44. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  45. L'istesso tempo
  46. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2
  47. Un poco più vivo
  48. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2
  49. Un poco più vivo
  50. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2
  51. Marziale. Un poco più vivo. Alla breve
  52. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2
  53. L'istesso tempo
  54. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2
  55. A tempo un poco meno mosso
  56. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18~I. Moderato
  57. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18~II. Adagio sostenuto
  58. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18~III. Allegro scherzando
  59. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30~I. Allegro ma non tanto
  60. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30~II. Intermezzo. Adagio
  61. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30~III. Finale. Alla breve

UPC > 099925432324

Format > New CD

Label > Supraphon

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Rachmaninoff / Vondracek / Prague Symphony Orch- Piano Concertos Paganini Rhapsody

SKU: 099925432324
¥252.00

Release Date: 05.05.2023

 
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Lukás 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.

Tracklist:

  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1~I. Vivace
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1~II. Andante
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1~III. Allegro vivace
  4. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40~I. Allegro vivace
  5. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40~II. Largo
  6. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40~III. Allegro vivace
  7. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Introduction. Allegro vivace - Variation
  8. Precedente
  9. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Tema. L'istesso tempo
  10. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  11. L'istesso tempo
  12. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  13. L'istesso tempo
  14. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  15. Più vivo
  16. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  17. Tempo precedente
  18. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  19. L'istesso tempo
  20. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  21. Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
  22. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  23. Tempo I
  24. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
  25. L'istesso tempo
  26. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  27. Poco marcato
  28. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  29. Moderato
  30. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  31. Tempo di minuetto
  32. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  33. Allegro
  34. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  35. L'istesso tempo
  36. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  37. Più vivo. Scherzando
  38. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  39. Allegretto
  40. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  41. (Allegretto)
  42. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  43. Andante cantabile
  44. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
  45. L'istesso tempo
  46. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2
  47. Un poco più vivo
  48. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2
  49. Un poco più vivo
  50. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2
  51. Marziale. Un poco più vivo. Alla breve
  52. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2
  53. L'istesso tempo
  54. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2
  55. A tempo un poco meno mosso
  56. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18~I. Moderato
  57. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18~II. Adagio sostenuto
  58. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18~III. Allegro scherzando
  59. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30~I. Allegro ma non tanto
  60. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30~II. Intermezzo. Adagio
  61. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30~III. Finale. Alla breve

UPC > 099925432324

Format > New CD

Label > Supraphon

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