Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Performer: Denis Matsuev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra
Conductor: Valéry Gergiev
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Markiinsky
Release: 2017
Size: 1.17 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Adagio sostenuto
03. III. Allegro scherzando
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
04. I. Andantino
05. II. Scherzo. Vivace
06. III. Intermezzo. Allegro moderato
07. IV. Finale. Allegro tempestoso
The Mariinsky label’s fourth release features acclaimed Russian pianist, and Gergiev protegee, Denis Matsuev joining the Mariinsky Orchestra for recordings of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 3 and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Since winning the 11th International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1998 Denis Matsuev has established a reputation as one of Russia’s greatest and most dynamic pianists. Over recent years he has begun to perform regularly on the international scene and recorded for BMG Russia. He has appeared with many of the world’s leading orchestras and gave his first recital at Carnegie Hall in 2007. During 2010 he will perform the LSO, New York Philharmonic and Berlin Philharmonics as well as touring with the Mariinsky Orchestra and Gergiev in the US and Canada. He will also give further recitals at Carnegie Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris. Matsuev is particular renowned for his interpretations of music by Russian composers and has collaborated with the Sergei Rachmaninoff Foundation to perform and record unknown pieces on the composer’s own piano at the Rachmaninov house Villa Senar in Lucerne.