Rachmaninoff / Simon / Slatkin Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Mino CD

Sergey Rachmaninov's concertos for piano and orchestra continue to be his most successful compositions together with his second symphony. The piano concerto No. 3 belongs to the most demanding repertoire ever written for this genre. The composer himself cited it as his favorite. Abbey Simon was a pianist in the great Romantic tradition. His repertoire centered on Chopin, Schumann, Rachmaninov and Ravel, and he had a virtuoso technique which he employed with effortless ease coupled with a smooth, clear sound. Internationally acclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin has received not less than six GRAMMY-Awards and numerous other prizes and has conducted virtually all the leading orchestras in the world. The recordings of American orchestras produced for VOX by the legendary, GRAMMY-Award winning Elite Recordings team of Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz are considered by audiophiles to be among the very finest sounding orchestral recordings ever made.

1. *Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 2. I. Moderato - Allegro 3. II. Adagio Sostenuto 4. III. Allegro Scherzando 5. * Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 6. I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto 7. II. Intermezzo: Adagio 8. III. Finale: Alla Breve