Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.1, Piano Sonata No.2, Corelli Variations, Op. 42

Featuring

Ekaterina Litvintseva
Vahan Mardirossian
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Compositional Technique

Rachmaninoff's Corelli Variations, Op.42, is not directly based on a work by Arcangelo Corelli, but rather on the 17th-century folk tune La Folia, which Corelli famously used in his Violin Sonata, Op.5, No.12.

Performer Biography

Ekaterina Litvintseva, the pianist, spent her childhood and youth in the Arctic Circle, which she believes shaped her pianistic sense of clarity, structure, and color.

Performer Biography

Vahan Mardirossian, the conductor, has a flourishing career as both a conductor and a piano soloist, often conducting concertos from the keyboard.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Rachmaninoff allowed optional cuts in performances of his Corelli Variations, reflecting his own practice of omitting sections depending on the recital's mood.

Performer Biography

The Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, one of three state orchestras in North Rhine-Westphalia, performs around 130 concerts annually in Germany and Europe and has toured internationally to Japan and the USA.