Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos & Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

I marvelled at the unsentimental fluidity and togetherness with her orchestral colleagues. This is...an impressive CD showcasing for the LSO's ex-double-bass player, now successful conductor,... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 11th Mar 2013
Catalogue No: 4784890
Label: Decca
Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1

Work length26:13

$2.55

$3.45

Valentina Lisitsa (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Francis
Recorded: 2009-09-12
Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London

1. Vivace

Track length12:52

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2. Andante

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3. Allegro vivace

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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Work length39:27

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Valentina Lisitsa (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Francis
Recorded: 2009-12-05
Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London

1. Allegro ma non tanto

Track length15:30

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2. Intermezzo (Adagio)

Track length10:26

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3. Finale (Alla breve)

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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Work length32:44

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Valentina Lisitsa (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Francis
Recorded: 2009-09-12
Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London

1. Moderato

Track length10:16

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2. Adagio sostenuto

Track length10:44

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3. Allegro scherzando

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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40

Work length24:47

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Valentina Lisitsa (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Francis
Recorded: 2009-12-05
Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London

1. Allegro vivace (Alla breve)

Track length9:32

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2. Largo

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3. Allegro vivace

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Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Work length22:34

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Valentina Lisitsa (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Francis
Recorded: 2010-03-08
Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London

Introduction & Variation 1

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Theme

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Variation 2

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Variation 3

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Variation 4

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Variation 5

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Variation 6

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Variation 7

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Variation 8

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Variation 9

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Variation 10

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Variation 11

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Variation 12

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Variation 13

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Variation 14

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Variation 15

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Variation 16

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Variation 17

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Variation 18

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Variation 19

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Variation 20

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Variation 21

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Variation 22

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Variation 23

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Variation 24

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Rachmaninoff: Moments Musicaux, Op. 16

Work length25:19

$5.10

$6.90

Valentina Lisitsa (piano)
Recorded: 2010-12-24
Recording Venue: Beethovensaal, Hannover

No. 1 in B flat minor, Andantino

Track length6:33

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No. 2 in E flat minor, Allegretto

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No. 3 in B minor, Andante cantabile

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No. 4 in E minor, Presto

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No. 5 in D flat, Adagio sostenuto

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No. 6 in C, Maestoso

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Very much an artist of the twenty-first century, Ukranian-born Lisitsa secured a vast global audience purely through social media. She quickly became one of the most viewed pianists on YouTube with over fifty million million visitors to her videos.

Lisitsa has recorded all four Rachmaninov piano concertos and the Paganini Rhapsody with the London Symphony Orchestra and Michael Francis.

Lisitsa describes the recording as “arguably the most ambitious piano-orchestra project a pianist can undertake in a lifetime. The sheer variety of emotions and styles touched upon is encyclopaedic.”

Reviews

July 2013

I marvelled at the unsentimental fluidity and togetherness with her orchestral colleagues. This is...an impressive CD showcasing for the LSO's ex-double-bass player, now successful conductor, Michael Francis...Lisitsa follows Rachmaninov the pianist's brisk cue, but she doesn't rush

June 2013

Francis and the London Symphony Orchestra provide consistently world-class, shapely orchestral frameworks and beautifully characterised first-desk solos throughout

21st May 2013

What a heart-melting performance of the first concerto this is...The LSO are pin-sharp in their responses...Lisitsa’s is not a big, muscular sound but it is a lithe, well-toned one, and she lights up this most familiar concerto in ways I scarcely thought possible...Lisitsa really shines in the first and third concertos and the second is pretty impressive too

13th April 2013

it’s a delight to report that much, though not all, of the music making captured here is terrific...Tempi are swift, with pianist and orchestra perfectly synchronised...Lisitsa refuses to wallow, accentuating Rachmaninov’s jazzy boldness and dark humour...Both works [Nos. 1 & 4] need this sort of advocacy.

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