Piano Concertos nos. 2, 3 / Preludes

~ Release by Rachmaninoff; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Byron Janis (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

This Mercury Living Presence SACD of Rachmaninoff's Second and Third Piano Concertos presents, for the first time, Byron Janis's famous performances in their original 3-channel (left, right & centre) versions. In addition to this direct-to-DSD 3-channel stereo, the disc includes a new DSD stereo, plus the original CD transfer.

Recordings: Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, 17 & 18 April, 1960 (No.2 & Preludes); Watford Town Hall, 16 & 16 June, 1961 (No.3)

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Tracklist

1▶Hybrid SACD (CD layer)
2▶Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)
3▼Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non troppo
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
producer:
Harold Lawrence
piano:
Byron Janis (pianist) (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninov (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1909 until 1909-09-23)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов14:48
2Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: II. Intermezzo. Adagio
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
producer:
Harold Lawrence
piano:
Byron Janis (pianist) (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: II. Intermezzo. Adagio (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninov (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1909 until 1909-09-23)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов10:08
3Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: III. Finale. Alla breve
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
producer:
Harold Lawrence
piano:
Byron Janis (pianist) (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: III. Finale. Alla breve (from 1961-06-16 until 1961-06-18)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninov (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1909 until 1909-09-23)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов12:50
4Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
engineer:
C. Robert Fine
producer:
Harold Lawrence
piano:
Byron Janis (pianist) (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
recorded at:
Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов10:15
5Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
engineer:
C. Robert Fine
producer:
Harold Lawrence
piano:
Byron Janis (pianist) (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
recorded at:
Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов9:55
6Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando
engineer:
C. Robert Fine
producer:
Harold Lawrence
piano:
Byron Janis (pianist) (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
recorded at:
Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов10:43
7Prelude in E-flat major, op. 23 no. 6
engineer:
C. Robert Fine
producer:
Harold Lawrence
piano:
Byron Janis (pianist) (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
recorded at:
Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
recording of:
10 Preludes, op. 23: No. 6 in E-flat major: Andante (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1903)
part of:
10 Preludes, op. 23
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:50
8Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2
engineer:
C. Robert Fine
producer:
Harold Lawrence
piano:
Byron Janis (pianist) (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
recorded at:
Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow) (from 1960-04-17 until 1960-04-18)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов3:51

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