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LITTON, ANDREW
The Very Best of Rachmaninov
2 Compact Disc
14 Jan 2008
Ordercode: 5027222
Composer: Serge Rachmaninoff
Other participants: Mikhail Pletnev, Dmitri Alexeev & Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano * Trusl Mork, Violoncello * Natalie Dessay, soprano * Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Litton * Philharmonia Orchestra/Libor Pesek * Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Paavo Berglund * a.o.
Audio sample & Tracklisting
| Disc 1 | |
| 01 | Vocalise, Op.43/No.4 - Natalie Dessay/Berliner Symphoniker/Michael Schønw |
| 02 | I. Vivace: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor Op. 1 - Mikhail Pletnev/Philharmonia Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 03 | I. Elégie in E flat minor: 5 Morceaux de fantaisie Op. 3 - Dmitri Alexeev |
| 04 | II. Prelude in C sharp minor: 5 Morceaux de fantaisie Op. 3 - Dmitri Alexeev |
| 05 | II. Allegro animato: Symphony No. 1 in D minor Op. 13 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Litton |
| 06 | Prelude in G minor (Alla marcia) Op. 23 No. 5: 24 Preludes - Dmitri Alexeev |
| 07 | Prelude in C minor (Allegro) Op. 23 No. 7: 24 Preludes - Dmitri Alexeev |
| 08 | No.2 Danse Orientale: Two Pieces, Op.2 - Truls Mørk/Jean-Yves Thibaudet |
| 09 | 13. Dnes' spasenie miru byst (Today is salvation come): Vespers (All-Night Vigil) Op. 37 - Swedish Radio Choir/Tönu Kaljuste |
| 10 | IV. Presto in E minor: 6 Moments musicaux Op. 16 - Dmitri Alexeev |
| 11 | No. 6 in A minor - Leif Ove Andsnes/Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Paavo |
| 12 | The Isle of the Dead Op. 29 - Leif Ove Andsnes |
| Disc 2 | |
| 01 | I. Moderato: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 - Jean-Bernard Pommier/Hallé Orchestra/Lawrence Fost |
| 02 | II. Scherzo (Allegro molto): Symphony No. 2 in E minor Op. 27 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Litton |
| 03 | III. Adagio: Symphony No. 2 in E minor Op. 27 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Litton |
| 04 | Prelude in G (Moderato) Op. 32 No. 5: 24 Preludes - Dmitri Alexeev |
| 05 | Prelude in G sharp minor (Allegro) Op. 32 No. 12: 24 Preludes - Dmitri Alexeev |
| 06 | III. Finale (Alla breve): Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 Op. 30 - Leif Ove Andsnes/Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Paavo |
| 07 | No. 1 in F minor: 9 Etudes-tableaux Op. 33 - Leif Ove Andsnes |
| 08 | No. 2 in C: 9 Etudes-tableaux Op. 33 - Leif Ove Andsnes |
| 09 | No. 6 in C sharp minor (originally No. 9): 9 Etudes-tableaux Op. 33 - Leif Ove Andsnes |
| 10 | Tema: L'istesso tempo and Variations II to VI: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op.43 (excerpts) - Mikhail Pletnev/Libor Pesek/Philharmonia Orchestra |
| 11 | II. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse) - Dmitri Alexeev |