Rachmaninoff Plays Symphonic Dances: Newly Discovered 1940 Recording

~ Release by Sergei Rachmaninoff (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Introductory radio announcement
spoken vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1946-09-14)
[unknown]1:45
2Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43
piano:
Benno Moiseiwitsch (pianist) (on 1946-09-14)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1946-09-14)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) (on 1946-09-14)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra) (on 1946-09-14)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
premiered at:
[concert] (1934-11-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd (in 1934)
premiered at:
Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (on 1934-11-07)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 9) and Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 43)
is based on:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
Sergei Rachmaninoff23:12
3Russian folk song: Bublichki (Bagels)
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1942)
vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
[unknown work by Rachmaninov] (catch‐all for unknown works and arrangements)
writer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer)
Sergei Rachmaninoff0:36
4Polka Italienne
piano:
Наталья Александровна Сатина (wife of Sergei Rachmaninoff) and Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer)
recording of:
Polka italienne in E-flat major, TN ii/21 (for piano 4 hand)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN ii/21)
Sergei Rachmaninoff1:26
5Rachmaninoff plays ballades: Brahms op. 10, no. 2 in D / Liszt no. 2 in B minor (excerpts)
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1931-12-05)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1931-12-05: piano)
partial recording of:
Ballade no. 2, S. 171 (on 1931-12-05)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1853)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 171)
revision of:
Ballade no. 2, S. 170a (first version)
partial recording of:
Ballades, op. 10: No. 2 in D major. Andante (on 1931-12-05)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1854)
part of:
Ballades, op. 10
Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt6:24
6Symphonic Dances, op. 45: I. Non allegro
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1940-12-21)
partial recording of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45: I. Non allegro (demo arrangement for solo piano) (on 1940-12-21)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1040)
arrangement of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45: I. Non allegro - Lento - Tempo I
part of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45 (demo arrangement for solo piano by Rachmaninov)
Sergei Rachmaninoff9:32
7Symphonic Dances, op. 45: Excerpt 1: I. Non allegro / Excerpt 2: III. Lento assai — Allegro vivace — Lento assai, Come prima — Allegro vivace
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1940-12-21)
partial recording of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45: I. Non allegro (demo arrangement for solo piano) (on 1940-12-21)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1040)
arrangement of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45: I. Non allegro - Lento - Tempo I
part of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45 (demo arrangement for solo piano by Rachmaninov)
partial recording of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45: III. Lento assai — Allegro vivace — Lento assai, Come prima — Allegro vivace (demo arrangement for solo piano) (on 1940-12-21)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1940)
arrangement of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45: III. Lento assai — Allegro vivace
part of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45 (demo arrangement for solo piano by Rachmaninov)
Sergei Rachmaninoff9:19
8Symphonic Dances, op. 45: II. Andante con moto, Tempo di valse
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1940-12-21)
partial recording of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45: II. Andante con moto, Tempo di valse (demo arrangement for solo piano) (on 1940-12-21)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1940)
arrangement of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45: II. Andante con moto. Tempo di valse
part of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45 (demo arrangement for solo piano by Rachmaninov)
Sergei Rachmaninoff9:17
9Symphonic Dances, op. 45:Excerpt 1: II. Andante con moto, Tempo di valse / Excerpt 2: Movement I. Non allegro
piano:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (on 1940-12-21)
partial recording of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45: I. Non allegro (demo arrangement for solo piano) (on 1940-12-21)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1040)
arrangement of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45: I. Non allegro - Lento - Tempo I
part of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45 (demo arrangement for solo piano by Rachmaninov)
partial recording of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45: II. Andante con moto, Tempo di valse (demo arrangement for solo piano) (on 1940-12-21)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1940)
arrangement of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45: II. Andante con moto. Tempo di valse
part of:
Symphonic Dances, op. 45 (demo arrangement for solo piano by Rachmaninov)
Sergei Rachmaninoff5:05

Credits

Release

producer:Gregor Benko (classical producer/archivist) (in 2018)
Francis Crociata (in 2018)
Scott Kessler (classical producer) (in 2018)
Ward Marston (classical restoration, mastering) (in 2018)
design:Takeshi Takahashi (in 2018)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/17842522 [info]
discography entry:https://www.marstonrecords.com/collections/frontpage/products/rachmaninoff [info]