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Rachmaninoff 150: A Celebration - Ep. 10 - Symphony No. 2 and Piano Sonata No. 1

20 PODCASTS WITH PERFORMANCES AND DISCUSSION BY ACCLAIMED ARTISTS

No 10: Symphony No 2 and Piano Sonata No 1
In this podcast we hear from pianist Sean Botkin and Rachmaninoff scholar Geoffrey Norris about the Symphony No 2 and the Piano Sonata No 1.

In these 20 Podcasts celebrating the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s birth, acclaimed international musicians discuss and perform his compositions, and two of his distinguished biographers also discuss some of the composer’s most innovative creations. Additionally, the composer’s grandson, Alexander Rachmaninoff, remembers his grandfather, and Rachmaninoff himself is also heard performing some of his works.

Rachmaninoff 150 – A Celebration is a collaborative production between the Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation (www.rachmaninoff.ch), Decca Classics (www.deccaclassics.com), which has issued all the music Rachmaninoff composed on the 32 CD box set, “Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Complete Works”, and the WFMT Radio Network (www.wfmt.com), which is syndicating a 1 hour radio documentary that is adapted from these podcasts.

Speakers in these features are:

Sean Botkin - Pianist
Philip Bullock – Author of“Rachmaninoff and His World”
Hélène Grimaud – Pianist
Peter Jablonski – Pianist
Vladimir Jurowski – Conductor
Sergei Leiferkus – Baritone
Andrea Loetscher – Director of the Villa Senar Cultural and Educational Centre
Nicolai Lugansky – Pianist
Geoffrey Norris – Author of “Rachmaninoff – The Master Musicians Series”
Gianandrea Noseda – Conductor
Garrick Ohlsson – Pianist
Sir Antonio Pappano – Conductor and Pianist
Mikhail Pletnev – Conductor and Pianist
Alexander Rachmaninoff – Grandson of Sergei Rachmaninoff
Joan Rodgers - Soprano

Philip Bullock is heard by kind permission of baritone Thomas Hampson’s Hampsong Foundation: hampsongfoundation.org/

Rachmaninoff’s Letters are read by Kerry Frumkin

The host and producer of the podcasts is Jon Tolansky.

Rachmaninoff 150: A Celebration - Ep. 10 - Symphony No. 2 and Piano Sonata No. 1

Rachmaninoff 150: A Celebration - Episode 18, Paganini Variations, and a visit to Senar

20 PODCASTS WITH PERFORMANCES AND DISCUSSION BY ACCLAIMED ARTISTS

In these 20 Podcasts celebrating the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s birth, acclaimed international musicians discuss and perform his compositions, and two of his distinguished biographers also discuss some of the composer’s most innovative creations. Additionally, the composer’s grandson, Alexander Rachmaninoff, remembers his grandfather, and Rachmaninoff himself is also heard performing some of his works.

No 18: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and a visit to Senar
Podcast 18 sets the scene at Rachmaninoff’s home Senar where he composed his famous Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.  There is commentary from the composer’s late grandson Alexander Rachmaninoff and from the Director of the new Senar Cultural and Educational Centre Andrea Loetscher. 

Rachmaninoff 150 – A Celebration is a collaborative production between the Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation (www.rachmaninoff.ch), Decca Classics (www.deccaclassics.com), which has issued all the music Rachmaninoff composed on the 32 CD box set, “Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Complete Works”, and the WFMT Radio Network (www.wfmt.com), which is syndicating a 1 hour radio documentary that is adapted from these podcasts.

Speakers in these features are:

Sean Botkin - Pianist
Philip Bullock – Author of“Rachmaninoff and His World”
Hélène Grimaud – Pianist
Peter Jablonski – Pianist
Vladimir Jurowski – Conductor
Sergei Leiferkus – Baritone
Andrea Loetscher – Director of the Villa Senar Cultural and Educational Centre
Nicolai Lugansky – Pianist
Geoffrey Norris – Author of “Rachmaninoff – The Master Musicians Series”
Gianandrea Noseda – Conductor
Garrick Ohlsson – Pianist
Sir Antonio Pappano – Conductor and Pianist
Mikhail Pletnev – Conductor and Pianist
Alexander Rachmaninoff – Grandson of Sergei Rachmaninoff
Joan Rodgers - Soprano

Philip Bullock is heard by kind permission of baritone Thomas Hampson’s Hampsong Foundation: hampsongfoundation.org/

Rachmaninoff’s Letters are read by Kerry Frumkin

The host and producer of the podcasts is Jon Tolansky.

Rachmaninoff 150: A Celebration - Episode 18, Paganini Variations, and a visit to Senar

Mendelssohn Four Pieces For String Quartet Op. 81

Artea String Quartet
Thomas Gould, violin I
Rhys Watkins, violin II
Benjamin Roskams, viola
Ashok Klouda, cello

Champs Hill Records, 2014

02 Four Pieces For String Quartet Op. 81  II. Scherzo In A Minor, MVW. R 35

Charles Haupt, violin
Shieh-Jian Tsai, violin
Feng Hew, cello
Robert Hausmann, cello
Virginia Barron, viola

Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College
Peter & Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium
Thursday, April 15, 2010 

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) String Quintet In C Major, D.956, Op.163  2. Adagio

Bach - Air on the G String Johan Sebastian Bach, Classical Composers and Many Other Classical Piano Music Favorites

Bach - Cello Suite

Ave Maria

music : John Dowland (1563 - 1626) 
(from a manuscript in Cambridge University Library. Transcribed from lute tablature and arranged for guitar by Karl Scheit. Published in "Universal Edition" 1956) 

guitar : F. Hiemenz 

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part of an unfinished studio project. Only a compact cassette (!) copy of the original studio tape remained from this. 
Recorded in puzzlepie studio Munich/Türkenfeld  ('88) 
Sound restauration and cuttings with WaveLab 7 (2012) by FHgitarre
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"Melancholy Galliard" by John Dowland (1563 - 1626)

Here is my first collaboration with piano artist and composer Yuuki Kamezawa. You can here more of his solo piano artistry at: https://www.youtube.com/user/YuukiKamezawa/videos

We hope to release a full collaboration album sometime in 2021 :-)

You Are More Precious Than Jewels - Featuring Yuuki Kamezawa

Pachelbel Canon in D Major fantastic version, classical music

World Premiere of one of the most famous piano pieces by Mozart arranged for piano and orchestra. The Turkish March (Rondo alla Turca) was originally composed for solo piano in 1783 by W. A. Mozart and it is the final movement of his Piano Sonata N. 11 in A minor.

230 years later for the first time was premiered the version for Piano & Orchestra in the arrangement by Georgii Cherkin. This video represents the live event and was highly acclaimed by the public. The style of the orchestration is however a little bit more romantic while the piano part remains original. The melodical lines in the orchestra are more in the style of Tchaikovsky than Mozart, but the concept of the piece is strictly followed. Let's say that this is a modern version of the Turkish March enhanced with the rich orchestral sound. I put a lot of love when I did this arrangement with the intention to add more beauty and expression to this already famous piano piece and I hope that I succeeded and that people will really like it.

Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arranged for piano and orchestra by Georgii Cherkin
Piano performance by Georgii Cherkin
Conducted by Grigor Palikarov
Classic FM Orchestra

Mozart - Alla Turca for Piano & Orchestra

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Rachmaninoff 150: A Celebration - Episode 18, Paganini Variations, and a visit to Senar

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