The Concert Pianist
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943): 4/5. The Concert Pianist: Following the October Revolution in 1917, Rachmaninov left Russia, and once abroad was forced to tour as a concert pianist.
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
With Donald Macleod.
4/5. The Concert Pianist
When Rachmaninov found himself facing the events of the October Revolution in 1917, and the disintegration of the Old Russia he had grown up with, he felt unable to remake himself and chose emigration. Once abroad, out of necessity, he began to carve out an exhausting life touring as a concert pianist.
Etudes tableaux, No 8, Op 33; No 5, Op 39
Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
The Isle of the Dead, Op 29
St Petersburg Philharmonic
Mariss Jansons (conductor)
Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op 42
Helene Grimaud (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor).
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- Thu 11 Oct 200720:45BBC Radio 3
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