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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3

1/17/2020, 4 Tracks, 45:34

Featuring

  • Behzod Abduraimov
  • Valery Gergiev
  • Concertgebouworkest
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Notable Performances

The Third Piano Concerto had its first performance in New York on November 28, 1909, with the New York Symphony Orchestra under Walter Damrosch, and was later played by Rachmaninoff with the Philharmonic Society under Gustav Mahler.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto is unique for its 'end-weighted' structure, where the finale carries significant musical weight, a departure from traditional concerto forms.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Rachmaninoff was a major orchestra director in his youth, serving as a staff conductor at the Moscow Bolshoi Theater from 1904 to 1906, where he conducted his own operas.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Rachmaninoff composed his Third Piano Concerto for his first American tour in 1909-10, starting work on it immediately after the premiere of his symphonic poem The Isle of the Dead.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Behzod Abduraimov, the pianist on this recording, won First Prize at the London International Piano Competition in 2009 with his performance of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3.

Source: Booklet

Cultural Impact

The film Shine, featuring David Helfgott, brought Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto into popular culture, giving critics new reasons to discuss the piece.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Valery Gergiev, the conductor on this recording, is a representative of the St Petersburg conducting school and a former pupil of the legendary Professor Ilya Musin.

Source: Booklet

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