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Sergei Rachmaninov - Maurice Abravanel, Utah Symphony Orchestra - 2003 [DVD-Audio]

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DVD Decrypter ISO, scans, mds | 4,11 GB | Sound: PPCM 96/24 5.1, 2.0, DD 5.1, 2.0 Silverline Classics. 2003 / 288242-9 Performers:  Maurice Abravanel, Utah Symphony Orchestra Maurice Abravanel conducts the Utah Symphony Orchestra playing Rachmaninov's "Symphony No. 3 in A Minor" in this concert release. Abravanel, who had been the youngest conductor of New York's Metropolitan Opera after having conducted the Berlin State Opera and the Paris Opera, was a close associate of Kurt Weill, conducting all of Weill's Broadway productions. Abravanel spent over 30 years shepherding the Utah Symphony Orchestra from a small regional symphony to a universally acclaimed and world-famous one, making over 100 recordings. On this DVD: 1. Symphony No. 3 - Lento, Allegro moderato 2. Symphony No. 3 - Adagio ma non troppo, Allegro vivace 3. Symphony No. 3 - Allegro 4. Chanson Georgienne, Op. 4, No. 4 Download links

RCA LIVING STEREO: A. Rubinstein - F. Reiner, E. Jorda, A. Wallenstein - Rachmaninoff, Falla, Chopin

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Artist: A. Rubinstein, F. Reiner - Chicago SO, E. Jorda - San Francisco SO, A. Wallenstein - Symphony of the Air Album: Rachmaninoff, Falla, Chopin Released: 1997 Label: RCA Living Stereo Catalog N°: 09026-68886 Genre: Classical File Format: eac_flac_cue_log covers 312MB Excellent conclusion to a famous era. The Rachmaninoff, being recorded in January, of 1956 along with the 2nd Piano concerto of the same composer, was the lasting tribute to two great musical performing together. They had their first meeting in April, of 1954 when the duo recorded the Brahms 1st, which was an astounding success, and critics along with RCA hoped that the two would do more recordings of famous concertos together. But, Rubinstein who loved to travel and make his place in the world, became almost non-existent after the Brahms session (which is available through Classics as LSC-1831, or the ARL1-2044 vinyl release of the stereo release), when RCA had big plans to record Rubinstein again with Reine...

RCA LIVING STEREO: Byron Janis, Reiner-Chicago SO, Munch-Boston SO - Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3

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Artist: Byron Janis, Fritz Reiner - Chicago SO, Charles Munch - Boston SO Album: Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 Released: 1997 Label: RCA Living Stereo Catalog N°: 09026 68762 Genre: Classical File Format: eac_flac_cue_log covers 337MB 01. Concerto No.1 in F-sharp minor, op.1 - I. Vivace 12:15 02. Concerto No.1 in F-sharp minor, op.1 - II. Andante 05:41 03. Concerto No.1 in F-sharp minor, op.1 - III. Allegro vivace 07:37 04. Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30 - I. Allegro ma non tanto 14:39 05. Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30 - II. Intermezzo. Adagio 10:02 06. Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30 - III. Finale. Alla breve 12:47 A transparent, incredibly thoughtful rendition of Rachmaninoff's masterpiece. Every note shines in Byron Janis' spectacular playing of this most difficult of concertos, backed by one of true geniuses of music: Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony at its apex. Flawless, bril...

Hansjorg Albrecht - Pictures from Russia - Three Organ Transcriptions

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Artist: Hansjorg Albrecht at two Organs of the Kiel's St. Nikolai Album: Pictures from Russia - Three Organ Transcriptions Released: 2008 Label: OEHMS Catalog N°: SACD OC 632 Genre: Classical, Organ File Format: eac_iso_wv_cue_log covers 361MB Hansjorg Albrecht is one of the most exciting organists of his generation. On this CD he follows up his superb triumph of the ‘Wagner Ring Transcriptions’, with these three powerful pieces for organ. Excellently played and recorded in SACD surround sound. MODEST MUSSORGSKY (1839–1881) Bilder einer Ausstellung · Pictures of an Exhibition (Organ transcription by Hansjörg Albrecht) 1 Promenade 01:36 2 Gnomus (The Gnome) 02:55 3 Promenade 01:03 4 Il vecchio castello (The Old Castle) 04:29 5 Promenade 00:30 6 Tuileries – Dispute d’enfants après jeux (Tuileries – Dispute between Children at Play) 01:03 7 ...