Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini & Poulenc: Organ Concerto
3/15/2019, 27 Tracks, 54:32
Featuring
Christoph Eschenbach
Cameron Carpenter
Konzerthausorchester Berlin
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Francis Poulenc
Louis Vierne
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Recording & Production
The setup of the International Touring Organ (ITO) for this recording at Konzerthaus Berlin took about 12 hours with a crew of eight and two trucks.
Instruments
By January 2019, Cameron Carpenter's International Touring Organ (ITO) had been heard in 232 venues across 26 countries.
Performer Biography
Cameron Carpenter and conductor Christoph Eschenbach have worked together many times since meeting when Carpenter was a student at the Juilliard School of Music.
Instruments
The International Touring Organ (ITO) was built for organist Cameron Carpenter in 2013 by the American firm Marshall & Ogletree.
Interpretation
Cameron Carpenter's version of Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is a 'recomposition for organ' of the piano part, not merely an arrangement.
Recording & Production
This album is the culmination of Cameron Carpenter's 2018 season as Artist-in-Residence at Konzerthaus Berlin.
