Listen & tracks
2 works
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 43Sergei Rachmaninoff 5 movements
- 1 Theme and Variations 1–5
- 2 Variations 6–10
- 3 Variations 11–15
- 4 Variations 16-18
- 5 Variations 19-24
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Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92Ludwig van Beethoven 4 movements
- 6 i. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
- 7 ii. Allegretto
- 8 iii. Presto – Presto meno assai
- 9 iv. Allegro con brio
The programme pairs Rachmaninov's celebrated variations for piano and orchestra with Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, in a concert performance that places soloist and orchestra in the same live acoustic.
Artists
Moscow State RTV Symphony Orchestra
orchestra
The Moscow State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra has been receiving constant recognition for its brilliant performances of a wide range of works in the best concert halls of Russia and overseas (Spain, Italy, Germany, South Korea, China, Hong Kong). From 1998 Nicolai Alekseev, an honoured artist and winner of the International Herbert von Karajan Competition, became chief conductor of the orchestra.
André de Quadros
conductor
André de Quadros is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Music at Monash University, where he coordinates the Performance programme and is musical director of the New Monash Orchestra, the Monash Sinfonia, the Monash Women’s Choir and Viva Voce.
Yuri Rozum
piano
Yuri Rozum has performed in most European countries, as well as Japan, Argentina, and the US to critical acclaim. Rozum has performed several times in Australia with great success. In 1998 he was appointed Adjunct Professor of Music at Monash University.
Ludwig van Beethoven
composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist whose music stands at the centre of the Western classical tradition, bridging the Classical and Romantic eras.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
composer
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, 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.
Performers
- Moscow State RTV Symphony Orchestra · orchestra
- André de Quadros · conductor
- Yuri Rozum · piano · tracks 1–5
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Release date
- 1999
- Categories
- Classical, Keyboard, Orchestral
- Musical work copyright
- © 1999 Monash University
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 1999 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MCD 130
- EAN
- 9314574013023
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