Rachmaninoff Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor (1931 version) 
  II. Non allegro
  III. Allegro molto
Recorded Live (2007)

Rachmaninoff - Sonata No. 2 (1931 - second and third movts)

Rachmaninoff Elegie Op.3 No.1

Rachmaninoff - Prelude op. 42, No. 4

RACHMANINOFF Trio élégiaque nr.1 in g: re-exposition

Eric Weigel - Rachmaninoff: Études-Tableaux, Op. 33, nos. 2 & 3

Rachmaninoff Sonata for Piano and Cello in G minor, Op 19 III. Andante

Polichinelle from Morceaux de Fantaisie Op. 3, performed by Carl Wishneusky

Rachmaninoff Polichinelle from Morceaux de Fantaisie Op. 3

When I first heard this piece, I fell in love with its naively solemn theme, a theme which is not in fact by Corelli, but is an ancient Portuguese dance melody called La Folia . Yet the composer’s imaginative treatment of this theme throughout twenty variations and a coda was even more remarkable. It is the last composition for solo piano by Rachmaninoff, and the only solo piano work that was written outside Russia. It was composed in the summer of 1931 after the comparative lack of success of the Fourth Concerto, and shows a new, subtler expressiveness that overcomes his earlier style. 



Rachmaninoff  Corelli Variations

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01 RACHMANINOFF - Spring Waters, Op.14 No.11

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01 RACHMANINOFF - Spring Waters, Op.14 No.11

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