RACHMANINOV: PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 · PIANO SONATA NO.2 · CORELLI VARIATIONS OP.42 (CD)

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF 1873-1943

PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 · PIANO SONATA NO.2 · CORELLI VARIATIONS OP.42

Piano Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor Op.1

1 I. Vivace – Moderato*                                                                                 14’17

2 II. Andante*                                                                                                 6’33

3 III. Allegro vivace*                                                                                       8’48

Piano Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor Op.36 (Revised version, 1931)

4 I. Allegro agitato                                                                                          7’47

5 II. Non allegro-Lento                                                                                    6’06

6 III. L’istesso tempo – Allegro molto                                                             5’29

Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.42

7 Theme. Andante                                                                                          0’58

8 Variation 1. Poco piu mosso                                                                        0’48

9 Variation 2. L’istesso tempo                                                                        0’40

10 Variation 3.

Tempo di Minuetto                                                                                        0’38

11 Variation 4. Andante                                                                                 1’03

12 Variation 5.

Allegro (ma non tanto)                                                                                   0’21

13 Variation 6. L’istesso tempo                                                                      0’23

14 Variation 7. Vivace                                                                                     0’31

15 Variation 8.

Adagio misterioso                                                                                           1’02

16 Variation 9.

Un poco piu mosso                                                                                         1’09

17 Variation 10.

Allegro scherzando                                                                                         0’39

18 Variation 11. Allegro vivace                                                                       0’23

19 Variation 12.

L’istesso tempo                                                                                              0’36

20 Variation 12. Adagio                                                                                  0’34

21 Intermezzo, A tempo rubato                                                                     1’16

22 Variation 14.

Andante (come prima)                                                                                   0’56

23 Variation 15. L’istesso tempo                                                                    1’24

24 Variation 16. Allegro vivace                                                                       0’30

25 Variation 17. Meno mosso                                                                        1’02

26 Variation 18.

Allegro con brio                                                                                              0’33

27 Variation 19. Piu mosso.

Agitato                                                                                                            0’31

28 Variation 20. Piu mosso                                                                             1’07

29 Coda. Andante                                                                                           1’22

Ekaterina Litvintseva piano

Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie* · Vahan Mardirossian conductor*

Live-recording: November 5, 2021, Stadtpark Schützenhof, Herford, Germany (Track 1-3)

Recording: March 27, 2023, and November 6, 2023, Studio van Schuppen, Veenendaal,

The Netherlands (Track 4-29)