Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4; Paganini Rhapsody

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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov

• Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
• Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
• Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Sergei Rachmaninov, piano

Philadelphia Orchestra

Eugene Ormandy & Leopold Stokowski, conductors

Date: 1939-40; 1941; 1934

Label: Dutton

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Sergei Rachmaninov (1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. He is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. His music was influenced by Tchaikovsky, Arensky and Taneyev. Rachmaninov wrote five works for piano and orchestra: four concertos and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. He also composed a number of works for orchestra alone, including three symphonies, the Symphonic Dances Op. 45, and four symphonic poems.

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