Sergey Rachmaninov Willem Mengelberg Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Rachmaninov Piano Concertos 2 3 (6 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Sergey Rachmaninov, Willem Mengelberg, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (6) - Disc #1
1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: Moderato
2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: Adagio sostenuto
3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: Allegro scherzando
4. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: Allegro ma non tanto
5. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: Intermezzo
6. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: Finale

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CD Details

All Artists: Sergey Rachmaninov, Willem Mengelberg, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Walter Gieseking
Title: Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Archipel
Release Date: 2/25/2003
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 675754580827, 4035122401042

CD Reviews

A Signifiant Improvement on Music&Arts Remastering

Timothy Dougal | Madison, Wi United States | 05/20/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This disc is contains two great performances of Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos #2 and #3. The original acetates for this CD are the same as those used for the Music & Arts CD, but the sound, particularly on the problematic #3 is considerably improved. The same scratches are still there, but the impact is reduced and the volume is evened out. The surface snap, crackle and pop is also very much reduced. So, while this disc may still not be to everyone's sonic taste, this 'desert island' remastering will probably anyone's best chance to listen to these glorious Gieseking performances with pleasure, at least until some better-preserved original discs turn up."