Abbey Simon - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 Rhapsody on a Theme of (CD)

Details: Abbey Simon and Leonard Slatkin's much-admired set of Rachmaninov's works for piano and orchestra makes a welcome return to the catalogue with this release of Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 4 plus the Paganini Rhapsody. These classic performances originally issued on the Vox label in the late 1970s were produced by Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz whose recordings are considered by audiophiles to be amongst the finest available. Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 with Simon and Slatkin are available on VOX-NX-3014CD.

Tracklist:

1. I. Vivace [12:39]
2. II. Andante [05:43]
3. III. Allegro Vivace [07:29]
4. I. Allegro Vivace (Alla Breve) [09:18]
5. II. Largo [05:34]
6. III. Allegro Vivace [09:13]
7. Introduction: Allegro Vivace [00:08]
8. Variation 1: (Precedente) [00:20]
9. Theme: L'istesso Tempo [00:18]
10. Variation 2: L'istesso Tempo [00:18]
11. Variation 3: L'istesso Tempo [00:24]
12. Variation 4: Più Vivo [00:30]
13. Variation 5: Tempo Precedente [00:28]
14. Variation 6: L'istesso Tempo [01:12]
15. Variation 7: Meno Mosso a Tempo Moderato [01:01]
16. Variation 8: Tempo I [00:32]
17. Variation 9: L'istesso Tempo [00:30]
18. Variation 10: - [00:52]
19. Variation 11: Moderato [01:27]
20. Variation 12: Tempo Di Menuetto [01:16]
21. Variation 13: Allegro [00:30]
22. Variation 14: L'istesso Tempo [00:45]
23. Variation 15: Più Vivo. Scherzando [01:10]
24. Variation 16: Allegretto [01:36]
25. Variation 17: - [01:50]
26. Variation 18: Andante Cantabile [02:51]
27. Variation 19: L'istesso Tempo [00:34]
28. Variation 20: Un Poco Più Vivo [00:37]
29. Variation 21: Un Poco Più Vivo [00:26]
30. Variation 22: Un Poco Più Vivo (Alla Breve) [01:44]
31. Variation 23: L'istesso Tempo [00:52]
32. Variation 24: A Tempo Un Poco Meno Mosso [01:18]