Rachmaninov

[Edbar]

Dear music fans,
has anyone of you listened to the new release on Rachmaninov, which Lang Lang played?

[Edbar]

...I would like to know, because I like Rachmaninov a lot and I am always looking for good releases. Maybe somebody has a hind for me?!
thanks Edgar

[xvimbi]

Check out https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,6809.0.html

[steinwaymodeld]

...I would like to know, because I like Rachmaninov a lot and I am always looking for good releases. Maybe somebody has a hind for me?!
thanks Edgar

Here are some good ones i listed:

Rachmaninoff himself complete reocrding

Zimerman Rach1,2
Micheangeli Rach1,4
Kapell Rach2
Kapell Rach Paganini
Cliburn Rach2
Janis Rach3
Horowitz with Reiner(conductor) Rach3

Solo:
Dimitri Aleexev for Complete Preludes
Howard Shelly for his complete works (especially the Etude Tableux and Variation disc)
Vladimir Horowitz live Rach 2nd Sonata (invincible recording)
Moiseiwitsch for transcription on Mendelssohn Midsummer night dream scherzo

Check out the Simon Trcpeski CD too.

[steinwaymodeld]

avoid Lang Lang Rach2,3 at all cost.

[xvimbi]

...I would like to know, because I like Rachmaninov a lot and I am always looking for good releases. Maybe somebody has a hind for me?!
thanks Edgar

For concertos, check out the recent Hough/Litton collaboration on all four of them plus the Paganini Variations. It's not to everybody's taste, but many hail it as THE reference recording.

[allchopin]

How about Rachmaninoff's own?  I would use that as my reference (call me crazy)...

[lenny]

yes, but hough's are in better sound

i enjoyed langlang's rach3...but many wouldnt

[rachmaninoff_969]

Lang Lang is probably one of the worst interpreters of Rach 2 and 3 that I have ever heard.  Although I don't think he insults Rachmaninoff as much as he does Tchaikovsky with his torturous recording of the Tchaik one.  It sounds like a robot playing the piano...literally.  It's quite sad.  Although, his Carnegie Hall debut was pretty good.  So, I don't know what's going on with him.

Hope this helps!

[Regulus Medtner]

LL's Rach3 on Telarc is not AS bad as subsequent recordings of his *shudders*, however it's not really recommended. Proceed at your own risk.

I haven't heard LL's  recent Rach2 and I don't intend to...


I would wholeheartedly recommend Lugansky's Rach 1 and 3 (and Paganini Rhapsody). Zimerman's Rach1 and 2 are NOT to be missed. Hough's are also really really good.

[Ed Marlo]

I'd recommend Rachmaninov's own recordings.  You can get 2 & 3 on one CD for about a fiver, part of the NAXOS HISTORICAL series.  Rachmaninov interpretations of his own work is radically different to anyone elses.  Partly because he couldn't count.. 

[musicsdarkangel]

For Rachmaninoff, I'd definitely recommend

Dimitry Alexeyev for the preludes, these are simply unbeatable

and for his 3rd concerto

Van Cliburn  (Rachmaninoff did it pretty well himself, but I have finally gotten around to hearing the Van Cliburn, and it is absolutely gorgeous.  my AIM screen name is musicsdarkangel if you want me to send it to you.)

I'd also recommend the sonata by Horowitz.

[Edbar]

thank you very much for all the advices. The sonata by Horowitz and Rach1,2 by Zimmerman are great.