9.30 Building a Library
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Available versions:-
Behzod Abduraimov, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, James Gaffigan
Dmitri Alexeev, St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov *
Agustin Anievas, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos *
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
Tzimon Barto, Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchester, Christoph Eschenbach
Boris Berezovsky, Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Liss
Idil Biret, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic, Toshi Shimada (DVD)
Idil Biret, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Elisso Bolkvadze, Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Jansug Kakhidze *
Monique de la Bruchollerie, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens
Monique de la Bruchollerie, Concerts Colonne Orchestra, Jonel Perlea
Elena Caldine, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky
Cameron Carpenter (organ), Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Christoph Eschenbach
Evelyn Chen, Philharmonia Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin *
Shura Cherkassky, Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Zdenek Macal
Van Cliburn, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kiril Kondrashin *
Van Cliburn, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy *
Jean-Philippe Collard, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson *
Sequeira Costa, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Seaman
Robert DeGaetano, Slovak Radio Orchestra, Kirk Trevor *
Sergei Dorensky
Philippe Entremont, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Anna Fedorova, Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Modestas Pitrenas
Vladimir Feltsman, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
Sergio Fiorentino, O Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Vladimir Fedoseyev
Leon Fleisher, Cleveland Orchestra, Georg Szell *
Andrei Gavrilov, Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
Bernd Glemser, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
David Golub, London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky *
Gary Graffman, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein *
Andre de Groote
Horacio Gutierrez, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman
Werner Haas, RSO Frankfurt, Eliahu Inbal (SACD)
Ian Hobson, Sinfonia Varsovia *
Stephen Hough, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Stephen Hough, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle (DVD)
Peter Jablonski, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy *
Jeno Jando, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Gyorgy Lehel
William Kapell, Robin Hood Dell Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
William Kapell, Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Artur Rodzinski
Julius Katchen, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
Julius Katchen, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
Vadym Kholodenko, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada *
Eva Knardahl, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
Zoltan Kocsis. San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart
Lang Lang, Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev (SACD)
Alain Lefèvre, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Matthias Bamert *
Igor Levit, Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniel Harding
Raymond Lewenthal, Vienna State Orchestra, Maurice Abravanel
Cecile Licad, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado *
John Lill, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka
Valentina Lisitsa, London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Francis
Nikolai Lugansky, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
Oleg Marshev, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, James Loughran
Denis Matsuev, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (SACD)
Denis Matsuev, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Rico Saccani *
Benno Moiseiwitsch, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
Benno Moiseiwitsch, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Basil Cameron
Jon Nakamatsu, Rochester Philharmonic, Christopher Seaman *
Noriko Ogawa, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
John Ogdon, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard *
Rafael Orozco, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Edo de Waart *
Kun-Woo Paik, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev *
Natasha Paremski, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Fabien Gabel
Natasha Paremski, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky
Leonard Pennario, Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler *
Leonard Pennario, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
Joshua Pierce, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Anton Nanut *
Mikhail Pletnev, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (DVD/Blu-ray)
Mikhail Pletnev, Philharmonia Orchestra, Libor Pesek
Jorge Luis Prats, Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Bátiz
Ilona Prunyi, Pecs Symphony Orchestra, Howard Williams *
Sergey Rachmaninov, Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
Peter Rösel, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling *
Arthur Rubinstein, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner *
Arthur Rubinstein, New York Philharmonic, Victor de Sabata
Arthur Rubinstein, Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind
Arthur Rubinstein, Showcase Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein (DVD)
Mikhail Rudy, St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
Lise de la Salle, Philharmonia Zürich, Fabio Luisi
Howard Shelley, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson
Vestards Shimkus, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Andris Poga
Abbey Simon, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Cyril Smith, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent
Susan Starr, Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
Yevgeny Sudbin, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui (SACD)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Cleveland Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
François du Toit, Cape Town Symphony Orchestra, Omri Hadari
Daniil Trifonov, Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, Orchestre Métropolitain, Alain Trudel
Simon Trpčeski, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Dinorah Varsi
Tamás Vásáry, London Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Ahronovitch
Anna Vinnitskaya, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Krzysztof Urbanski
Yuja Wang, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado *
Margrit Weber, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay *
Earl Wild, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jascha Horenstein
Yakov Zak, USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Krill Kondrashin
(* = download only)
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Available versions:-
Behzod Abduraimov, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, James Gaffigan
Dmitri Alexeev, St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov *
Agustin Anievas, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos *
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
Tzimon Barto, Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchester, Christoph Eschenbach
Boris Berezovsky, Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Liss
Idil Biret, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic, Toshi Shimada (DVD)
Idil Biret, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Elisso Bolkvadze, Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Jansug Kakhidze *
Monique de la Bruchollerie, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens
Monique de la Bruchollerie, Concerts Colonne Orchestra, Jonel Perlea
Elena Caldine, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky
Cameron Carpenter (organ), Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Christoph Eschenbach
Evelyn Chen, Philharmonia Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin *
Shura Cherkassky, Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Zdenek Macal
Van Cliburn, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kiril Kondrashin *
Van Cliburn, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy *
Jean-Philippe Collard, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson *
Sequeira Costa, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Seaman
Robert DeGaetano, Slovak Radio Orchestra, Kirk Trevor *
Sergei Dorensky
Philippe Entremont, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Anna Fedorova, Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Modestas Pitrenas
Vladimir Feltsman, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
Sergio Fiorentino, O Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Vladimir Fedoseyev
Leon Fleisher, Cleveland Orchestra, Georg Szell *
Andrei Gavrilov, Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
Bernd Glemser, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
David Golub, London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky *
Gary Graffman, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein *
Andre de Groote
Horacio Gutierrez, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman
Werner Haas, RSO Frankfurt, Eliahu Inbal (SACD)
Ian Hobson, Sinfonia Varsovia *
Stephen Hough, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Stephen Hough, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle (DVD)
Peter Jablonski, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy *
Jeno Jando, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Gyorgy Lehel
William Kapell, Robin Hood Dell Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
William Kapell, Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Artur Rodzinski
Julius Katchen, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
Julius Katchen, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
Vadym Kholodenko, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada *
Eva Knardahl, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
Zoltan Kocsis. San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart
Lang Lang, Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev (SACD)
Alain Lefèvre, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Matthias Bamert *
Igor Levit, Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniel Harding
Raymond Lewenthal, Vienna State Orchestra, Maurice Abravanel
Cecile Licad, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado *
John Lill, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka
Valentina Lisitsa, London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Francis
Nikolai Lugansky, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
Oleg Marshev, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, James Loughran
Denis Matsuev, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (SACD)
Denis Matsuev, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Rico Saccani *
Benno Moiseiwitsch, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
Benno Moiseiwitsch, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Basil Cameron
Jon Nakamatsu, Rochester Philharmonic, Christopher Seaman *
Noriko Ogawa, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes
John Ogdon, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard *
Rafael Orozco, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Edo de Waart *
Kun-Woo Paik, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev *
Natasha Paremski, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Fabien Gabel
Natasha Paremski, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky
Leonard Pennario, Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler *
Leonard Pennario, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
Joshua Pierce, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Anton Nanut *
Mikhail Pletnev, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (DVD/Blu-ray)
Mikhail Pletnev, Philharmonia Orchestra, Libor Pesek
Jorge Luis Prats, Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Bátiz
Ilona Prunyi, Pecs Symphony Orchestra, Howard Williams *
Sergey Rachmaninov, Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
Peter Rösel, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling *
Arthur Rubinstein, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner *
Arthur Rubinstein, New York Philharmonic, Victor de Sabata
Arthur Rubinstein, Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind
Arthur Rubinstein, Showcase Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein (DVD)
Mikhail Rudy, St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
Lise de la Salle, Philharmonia Zürich, Fabio Luisi
Howard Shelley, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson
Vestards Shimkus, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Andris Poga
Abbey Simon, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Cyril Smith, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent
Susan Starr, Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
Yevgeny Sudbin, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui (SACD)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Cleveland Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
François du Toit, Cape Town Symphony Orchestra, Omri Hadari
Daniil Trifonov, Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, Orchestre Métropolitain, Alain Trudel
Simon Trpčeski, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Dinorah Varsi
Tamás Vásáry, London Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Ahronovitch
Anna Vinnitskaya, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Krzysztof Urbanski
Yuja Wang, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado *
Margrit Weber, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay *
Earl Wild, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jascha Horenstein
Yakov Zak, USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Krill Kondrashin
(* = download only)
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