Rachmaninov (all repertoire)

[Guest]

Thanks to a couple of charity shop bargains, I've been listening-in to Rachmaninov and find it to be georgeous and tuneful music. Any Supporters?

[richardfinegold]

Thanks to a couple of charity shop bargains, I've been listening-in to Rachmaninov and find it to be georgeous and tuneful music. Any Supporters?

I vote yea.
I love the concertos, the Vespers, most of the solo Piano Music, The ISle of the DEad and Symphonic Dances. The reputed charms of the 3rd Symphony have always eluded me.

[BBMmk2]

Rach's 2nd Symphony!LSO/Previn

[Cheapskater]

Richard, thanks for your vote! I'll take your recommendations and look out for them (currently have Sym. 2 & the piano concertos).

Cheaps.

[Nick Armstrong]

Thanks to a couple of charity shop bargains, I've been listening-in to Rachmaninov and find it to be georgeous and tuneful music. Any Supporters?

Oh yes. One of my favourites. As BBM says, don't miss that Previn/LSO Symphony No 2. I think that and the 3rd Piano Concerti are my favourites of all. Preludes and the two piano sonatas, and the suites for 2 pianos are great. I err away from the choral and vocal music but that's just me...

[BBMmk2]

His All Night Vigil, very moving music

[Thropplenoggin]

Piano Trio No. 2 op.9 'Élégiaque'. This version on Naxos is excellent:

[cloughie]

Here's a dozen for you.
1 Sym 2
2 Sym 1
3 Sym Dances
4 Sym 3
5 Cello Sonata
6 Vocalise
7 Variations on a theme of Corelli
8 PC3
9 PC2
10 PC1
11 PC4
12 Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini

[amateur51]

He's a wonderful composer of romantic Russian music, Cheaps and you've had some great recommendations already.

I'd say explore the piano solo repertoire too and don't forget the songs ...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rachmaninov-...8281456&sr=1-1 cheap as chips but note: no translations

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rachmaninov-...l_mb_hu_c_2_dp not exactly cheap but great perfs AND the words

[Parry1912]

I've just started listening to the Brilliant Rachmaninoff (sic) Edition. Just the piano concertos (Wild/Horenstein) and Syms 1 & 3 (Rozhdestvensky) so far. All good stuff!

[jayne lee wilson]

The bells, bells,bells, bells, bells, bells, bells!

Symphony No.1 "The Apocalyptic" with the "theme from Panorama"...

[gurnemanz]

I got the Brilliant Classics 31CD Box not knowing much beyond the widely familiar repertoire and found much to discover. I have derived a lot of pleasure investigating the 3CDs of songs taken from Chandos originals. (Even though it was a pain - and a bit of an adventure - to have to go to the Chandos site to get the texts).

I am a sucker for a mournful cello tune and revelled in the two Trios Élégiaques. The posthumous one movement G minor one is enticingly marked "Lento lugubre".

A lot more I could single out if I took the time

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I am a sucker for a mournful cello tune

I prefer the Symphonies to the solo piano works (except in the latters' recordings by the composer himself), but at a friend's birthday party many years ago, two of the guests played this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk6waqAsOyI

... the whole work is one of his very best, and I love it.

[Nick Armstrong]

... the whole work is one of his very best, and I love it.

Yes, I came back here to mention the cello sonata - melodically akin to the second symphony, I always feel. You have to be careful about the performance, though - cellists in my limited experience tend to 'do too much' with it... Yo-Yo Ma for instance. It's an incredible piece to hear live, close up: that birthday party performance sounds great, ferns

[Cheapskater]

Thanks everyone for the recommendations. Rach. has a few supporters then!! I'll look out for his other stuff & keep listening!