Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3, Corelli Variations & Piano Sonata No. 2
9/14/2018, 7 Tracks, 1:16:38
Featuring
Dmitry Liss
Michael Korstick
Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Composition History
Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 was written in 1909 as a 'calling card' for his United States tour that same year.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Rachmaninoff viewed his scores less as finished products and more as 'working material' for creative performers, even endorsing Vladimir Horowitz's alterations to his solo parts.
Notable Performances
The world premiere of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 was with the New York Philharmonic under Walter Damrosch, but it received a lukewarm reception.
Critical Reception
Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 only achieved widespread success after Vladimir Horowitz, a pianist of volcanic temper and unheard-of virtuosity, championed it.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Sergei Rachmaninoff, like his Romantic predecessors, began his large-scale compositions by writing a maximum of material and then organizing and pruning it.
Composition History
The theme for Rachmaninoff's Variations on a Theme of Corelli is not by Corelli at all, but rather a well-known Renaissance tune called 'La Folia'.
Composer Biography
Rachmaninoff, a chronically depressive composer, once remarked that he had succeeded neither as a pianist, nor as a composer or conductor.
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