Rachmaninoff: The 4 Piano Concertos; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Sergei Rachmaninoff, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski

• Released on 02/08/1993 by RCA Gold Seal
• Main artists: Serge Rachmaninoff
• Genre: Classical
• Distinctions: The Qobuz Essential Discography

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1 (Serge Rachmaninoff)

1 I. Vivace - Moderato - Vivace (1989 Remastered)

Philadelphia Orchestra 00:12:05

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1939 and 1940. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music

2 II. Andante (1989 Remastered)

Philadelphia Orchestra 00:05:23

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1939 and 1940. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music

3 III. Allegro vivace - Andante ma non troppo - Tempo I (1989 Remastered)

Philadelphia Orchestra 00:07:22

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1939 and 1940. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 40 (Serge Rachmaninoff)

4 I. Allegro vivace - Moderato - Allegro assai (1989 Remastered)

Philadelphia Orchestra 00:09:53

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

5 II. Largo (1989 Remastered)

Philadelphia Orchestra 00:06:07

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

6 III. Allegro vivace (1989 Remastered)

Eugene Ormandy 00:08:44

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (Serge Rachmaninoff)

7 Introduction - Allegro vivace (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:13

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

8 Variation I - (Precedente) (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:20

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

9 Tema - L'istesso tempo (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:20

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

10 Variation II - L'istesso tempo (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:19

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

11 Variation III - L'istesso tempo (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:25

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

12 Variation IV - Più vivo (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:30

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

13 Variation V - Tempo precedente (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:28

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

14 Variation VI - L'istesso tempo (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:52

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

15 Variation VII - Meno mosso, a tempo moderato (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:59

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

16 Variation VIII - Tempo I (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:33

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

17 Variation IX - L'istesso tempo (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:30

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

18 Variation X - Poco marcato (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:50

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

19 Variation XI - Moderato (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:01:13

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

20 Variation XII - Tempo di minuetto (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:01:18

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

21 Variation XIII - Allegro (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:29

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

22 Variation XIV - L'istesso tempo (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:45

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

23 Variation XV - Più vivo scherzando (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:01:03

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

24 Variation XVI - Allegretto (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:01:21

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

25 Variation XVII - (Allegretto) (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:01:42

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

26 Variation XVIII - Andante cantabile (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:02:44

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

27 Variation XIX - A tempo vivace (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:28

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

28 Variation XX - Un poco più vivo (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:36

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

29 Variation XXI - Un poco più vivo (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:26

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music

30 Variation XXII - Un poco più vivo (Alla breve) (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:01:39

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

31 Variation XXIII - L'istesso tempo (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:00:49

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

32 Variation XXIV - A tempo un poco meno mosso (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:01:09

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

DISC 2

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 (Serge Rachmaninoff)

1 I. Moderato - Piu vivo - Maestoso - Moderato (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:09:45

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1929. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music

2 II. Adagio sostenuto (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:10:46

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1929. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music

3 III. Allegro scherzando (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:10:54

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - Leopold Stokowski, Conductor - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1929. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 (Serge Rachmaninoff)

4 I. Allegro ma non tanto (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:13:54

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1939 and 1940. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music

5 II. Intermezzo - Adagio (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:08:39

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1939 and 1940. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music

6 III. Finale - Alla breve (1989 Remastered)

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:11:24

Sergej Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sergej Rachmaninoff, Piano - The Philadelphia Orchestra, Performer - John Pfeiffer, Re-Issue Producer - André Gauthier, Re-Mastering Engineer - Eugene Ormandy, Conductor - Anthony Salvatore, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1939 and 1940. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music

About the album

• 2 disc(s) - 38 track(s)
• Total length: 02:16:57

• Main artists: Serge Rachmaninoff
• Composer: Serge Rachmaninoff
• Label: RCA Gold Seal
• Genre: Classical
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

(P) 1994 BMG Music

Distinctions:

• The Qobuz Essential Discography