Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
You're going to compose your concerto….You will work with great ease…The concerto will be of excellent quality…” So spoke Dr. Nikolai Dahl, of one of the pioneers of psychiatry in Russia, and in this way he successfully restored Sergey Rachmaninov's concentration during a period of creative despair after the failure of his first Symphony. Later, Rachmaninov himself was to write: “Even though it seems unbelievable, this therapy truly helped me. I was already starting to compose by summer!” Although they were separated by the crisis which interrupted his work, both the second Piano Concerto and the “Moments Musicaux” date from the composer's early period, during which he was active primarily as a composer rather than a pianist. This explains the character of the second Piano Concerto, which partakes of both chamber music and symphony, despite the dazzling virtuosity of the solo piano part. Unlike many of Rachmaninov's other works, the concerto, dedicated in thanks to his doctor, was never revised after the first performance-another indication of the ease and freshness with which Rachmaninov went to work. The formal simplicity (e.g., in the first movement: main theme in the minor, second theme in the relative major, the development section laid out as a large-scale accelerando with gradually increasing dynamics, recapitulation with both themes, although given out with different instrumentation) is just as classically conceived as the choice of tonalities for the three movements (opening and closing movements in C minor, the slow central movement in E major, just as in Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concerto, except for the introductory modulations), and the balanced alternation between the freely improvisatory, martially strict, and dancelike, as well as between polyphonic and homophonic writing. However, all three movements are in 2/2 time, making the frequent shifts between 2/2 and 3/2 in the third movement all the more refreshing...
More infoYou are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From $10.83/month
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (Serge Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dejan Lazic, MainArtist - Kirill Petrenko, Conductor, MainArtist
2009 Channel Classics Records 2009 Channel Classics Records
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dejan Lazic, MainArtist - Kirill Petrenko, Conductor, MainArtist
2009 Channel Classics Records 2009 Channel Classics Records
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Dejan Lazic, MainArtist - Kirill Petrenko, Conductor, MainArtist
2009 Channel Classics Records 2009 Channel Classics Records
6 moments musicaux, op. 16 (Serge Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Dejan Lazic, MainArtist
2009 Channel Classics Records 2009 Channel Classics Records
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Dejan Lazic, MainArtist
2009 Channel Classics Records 2009 Channel Classics Records
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Dejan Lazic, MainArtist
2009 Channel Classics Records 2009 Channel Classics Records
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Dejan Lazic, MainArtist
2009 Channel Classics Records 2009 Channel Classics Records
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Dejan Lazic, MainArtist
2009 Channel Classics Records 2009 Channel Classics Records
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Dejan Lazic, MainArtist
2009 Channel Classics Records 2009 Channel Classics Records
Album review
You're going to compose your concerto….You will work with great ease…The concerto will be of excellent quality…” So spoke Dr. Nikolai Dahl, of one of the pioneers of psychiatry in Russia, and in this way he successfully restored Sergey Rachmaninov's concentration during a period of creative despair after the failure of his first Symphony. Later, Rachmaninov himself was to write: “Even though it seems unbelievable, this therapy truly helped me. I was already starting to compose by summer!” Although they were separated by the crisis which interrupted his work, both the second Piano Concerto and the “Moments Musicaux” date from the composer's early period, during which he was active primarily as a composer rather than a pianist. This explains the character of the second Piano Concerto, which partakes of both chamber music and symphony, despite the dazzling virtuosity of the solo piano part. Unlike many of Rachmaninov's other works, the concerto, dedicated in thanks to his doctor, was never revised after the first performance-another indication of the ease and freshness with which Rachmaninov went to work. The formal simplicity (e.g., in the first movement: main theme in the minor, second theme in the relative major, the development section laid out as a large-scale accelerando with gradually increasing dynamics, recapitulation with both themes, although given out with different instrumentation) is just as classically conceived as the choice of tonalities for the three movements (opening and closing movements in C minor, the slow central movement in E major, just as in Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concerto, except for the introductory modulations), and the balanced alternation between the freely improvisatory, martially strict, and dancelike, as well as between polyphonic and homophonic writing. However, all three movements are in 2/2 time, making the frequent shifts between 2/2 and 3/2 in the third movement all the more refreshing...
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:29
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Dejan Lazić London Philharmonic Orchestra Kirill Petrenko
- Composer: Serge Rachmaninoff
- Label: Channel Classics
- Genre: Classical
2009 Channel Classics Records 2009 Channel Classics Records
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz?
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalog with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets, and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.