Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

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What Paganini could do with the violin, Rachmaninov could achieve on the piano. In one of his masterpieces, the Russian takes a theme from the Italian virtuoso and - in 24 sections - turns the melody inside out, thrills the audience and terrifies the pianist. Composed in the Swiss summer of 1934, Rachmaninov himself gave the premiere performance in November and recorded it on Christmas Eve of the same year. Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov Performer: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Christian Hadland (Piano) Conductor: Philippe Bach Recording date: 04 January 2012 Date of broadcast: 29 February 2012