Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Performer: Vanessa Benelli Mosell
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Kirill Karabits
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Decca
Catalogue: 4814393
Release: 2017
Size: 547 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
01. 1. Moderato
02. 2. Adagio sostenuto
03. 3. Allegro scherzando
Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42
04. Theme (Andante)
05. Variation 1 (Poco Più Mosso)
06. Variation 2 (L’Istesso Tempo)
07. Variation 3 (Tempo Di Menuetto)
08. Variation 4 (Andante)
09. Variation 5 (Allegro)
10. Variation 6 (L’Istesso Tempo)
11. Variation 7 (Vivace)
12. Variation 8 (Adagio Misterioso)
13. Variation 9 (Un Poco Più Mosso)
14. Variation 10 (Allegro Scherzando)
15. Variation 11 (Allegro Vivace)
16. Variation 12 (L’Istesso Tempo)
17. Variation 13 (Agitato)
18. Intermezzo (A Tempo Rubato)
19. Variation 14 (Andante)
20. Variation 15 (L’Istesso Tempo)
21. Variation 16 (Allegro Vivace)
22. Variation 17 (Meno Mosso)
23. Variation 18 (Allegro Con Brio)
24. Variation 19 (Più Mosso. Agitato)
25. Variation 20 (Più Mosso)
26. Coda (Andante)
Following the success of her first two albums, which established Vanessa Benelli Mosell as a successful classical artist (pupil of Stockhausen and devotee to the development of classical music), her third album with Decca focusses on mainstream repertoire.
Accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Kirill Karabits, this album presents Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2, considered one of the most popular pieces for piano. Featured in several films (including The Seven Year Itch), it appears very often in concert programmes worldwide.
The concerto is coupled with one of Rachmaninov’s most popular pieces for solo piano, Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42, which traditionally combines strong virtuosic playing with deep thinking.