Horowitz Rachmaninov

Stephen Hough, Dallas SO, Andrew Litton - Rachmaninov: Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra (2004) SACD-ISO + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at May 22, 2019

The combination of Dallas and Litton offers a conductor who adores Sergei Rachmaninov (he has recorded all the symphonies) and understands the works from a pianist’s perspective, an orchestra with a glorious and old-fashioned string sound of the kind with which the composer would be familiar, a hall to record in which is one of the best in the world, and let’s not forget Stephen Hough who has already won two Gramophone ‘Record of the Year’ accolades for his concerto recordings. As the results here triumphantly show, all our hopes have been fulfilled, and more.

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Behzod Abduraimov, Concertgebouworkest, Valery Gergiev - Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 (2020) [24/48] Vinyl & HR

Posted by shamanicus at Feb. 23, 2020

Behzod Abduraimov, Concertgebouworkest, Valery Gergiev - Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | 45:33 | 430 mb
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: front cover, d.booklet

Serge Rachmaninoff himself played his Third Piano Concerto in 1911 in the Netherlands with the Concertgebouworkest and Willem Mengelberg. He noted at the time: "The musicians thought it was beautiful, but the audience and the critics did not." In the end, pianist Vladimir Horowitz was able to inspire the audience for the work, and today 'Rach 3' is considered to be one of the warhorses in the repertoire. With this notoriously difficult concerto the young Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov made his dazzling Concertgebouworkest debut under the direction of Valery Gergiev.

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Dimitri Papadopoulos - Godowsky-Bach: Cello Suites (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at April 29, 2022

Dimitri Papadopoulos - Godowsky-Bach: Cello Suites (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 61:49 minutes | 1,02 GB
Classical | Label: Klarthe Records, Official Digital Download

This recording represents the coming together of three giants: the immense Johann Sebastian Bach, the king of the piano Leopold Godowsky, and Stephen Paulello's sublime Opus 102 instrument.

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Tristan Pfaff - Voltiges (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/88] Vinyl & HR

Posted by pyatak at Nov. 24, 2021

Tristan Pfaff - Voltiges (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/88]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88.2 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 56:40 minutes | 864 MB
Classical | Label: Ad Vitam Records, Official Digital Download

Whether macabre (Saint-Saëns), diabolical (Liszt), sad (Vecsey), transcendent (Ljapunov), Russian, Italian or French, these "voltiges" stand for absolute virtuosity. The artist Tristan Pfaff does not just string together one high-wire act, but several at once. He plays the selected pieces by Khachaturian, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and many others in arrangements of great virtuoso predecessors: György Cziffra, Mikhail Pletnyov, Vladimir Horowitz and others. What sounds under the hands of the congenial pianist Tristan Pfaff amazes the listener in disbelief.

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Philadelphia Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Philharmonic Orchestra - Epic Classical (2016) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by El Misha at July 10, 2022

Philadelphia Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Philharmonic Orchestra - Epic Classical (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96.0 kHz | Time - 01:54:05 | 1.60 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

The Philadelphia Orchestra has been called the Rolls Royce of orchestras. One of the so-called "Big Five" American orchestras, its many partisans assert that it is, and has been for over a century, the finest orchestra in the world.

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Lang Lang, St. Petersburg Philharmonic - Live At The Proms (2002) MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at Dec. 9, 2024

On this Telarc's release, the superstar Chinese pianist Lang Lang with Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Yuri Temirkanov performed the Rachmaninov's 3rd Piano Concerto & the selection of 10 Scriabin's Etudes.

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Lang Lang - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 - Scriabin: Etudes (Remastered) (2002/2023) [24/192] Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at Oct. 26, 2023

Lang Lang & Yuri Temirkanov, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 - Scriabin: Etudes (Remastered) (2002/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 72:03 minutes | 3,61 GB
Classical | Label: Craft Recordings, Official Digital Download

Marking the debut orchestral recording of legendary Lang Lang's illustrious career, this album includes the pianist's performance of Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Op 30 with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra from Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in 2001. It also features his solo performance of a variety of Scriabin's Etudes. This reissue was mastered from the original Soundstream tapes by Paul Blakemore, cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound, and pressed on 180g double vinyl, pressed at Optimal.

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VA - Catoire & Friedman: Piano Quintets (2019) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by SERTiL at April 5, 2019

VA - Catoire & Friedman: Piano Quintets (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 62:05 minutes | 1.15 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklet

With his Op. 44 quintet from 1842, Robert Schumann transformed the constellation of piano and string quartet from one that just served as a showcase for the pianist into a true chamber ensemble. Following his example, Brahms and Dvořák produced their own masterly quintets, and during the 20th century composers as diverse as Elgar, Fauré and Shostakovich added to the short list of piano quintets that get regular performances.

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Mikhail Pletnev, Kent Nagano - Rachmaninoff Live – The Piano Concertos & The Paganini Rhapsody (Live) (2024) [24/192] Vinyl & HR

Posted by pyatak at April 25, 2024

Mikhail Pletnev, Kent Nagano - Rachmaninoff Live – The Piano Concertos & The Paganini Rhapsody (Live) (2024) [24/192]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 02:42:46 minutes | 5,52 GB
Classical | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

Reaching the highest level of prominence as both pianist and conductor, Mikhail Pletnev is a major figure on the contemporary Russian musical scene. He is also a prolific composer and a competent amateur violinist.

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