27 March 2017
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Rachmaninov
Between 12-1pm every day, listen to some of the best Rachmaninov recordings including solo piano, piano concertos, chamber and more...
Between 12-1pm every day, listen to some of the best Rachmaninov recordings including solo piano, piano concertos, chamber and more.
Piano highlights:
Monday
Piano Concerto No 1, with Krystian Zimerman
Tuesday
Piano Concerto No 2
Suite No 2 for Two Pianos (Argerich and Montero)
Wednesday
Piano Concerto No 3 (Van Cliburn)
Thursday
Piano Concerto No 4 (Michelangeli)
Variations on a Theme of Corelli (Pletnev)
Friday
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Earl Wild)
Symphonic Dances for Two Pianos (Demidenko, Alexeev)
RACHMANINOV AS BBC RADIO 3 COMPOSER OF THE WEEK FULL DETAILS HERE
Pianist ran a full feature on Rachmaninov inside issue 76. The print edition is no longer available, but you can still order the digital issue!
As a taster, watch Van Cliburn play the opening of Rach 2