Composer: Frédéric François Chopin, Adolf von Henselt, Moritz Moszkowski, Sergey Rachmaninov, Charles Camille Saint-Saëns, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8111413
Release: 2020
Size: 204 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Rachmaninov: Serenade, Op. 3 No. 5
02. Moszkowski: La Jongleuse, Op. 52 No. 4
03. Rachmaninov: Polichinelle, Op. 3, No. 4
04. Tchaikovsky: Valse Op. 40 No. 9
05. Chopin: Waltz No. 10 in B minor, Op. 69 No. 2
06. Chopin: Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3
07. Tchaikovsky: Humoresque, Op. 10 No. 2
08. Henselt: Etude Op. 2 No. 6 ‘Si oiseau j`etais’
09. Rachmaninov: Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5
10. Chopin: Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2
11. Chopin: Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39
12. Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
13. I. Moderato (Recorded on 22 December 1924, Take 1)
14. I. Moderato (Recorded on 22 December 1924, Take 2)
15. II. Adagio sostenuto
16. III. Allegro scherzando
After the end of his contract with Edison, the period covered in Volume 5 (8.111408), Rachmaninov signed for Victor in April 1920 and recorded for the company for the rest of his life. Victor was keen to record their star pianist in his own compositions, as well as short works by Chopin and popular encore pieces. This volume also contains the very rare test pressing of Le Cygne in Alexander Siloti’s transcription, and the premiere release first take of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 first movement, recorded acoustically in 1924.