Rachmaninoff | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (1934)
The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 is a concertante work written by Sergei Rachmaninoff for piano and orchestra, closely resembling a piano concerto, all in a single movement. Rachmaninoff wrote the work at his summer home, the Villa Senar in Switzerland, according to the score, from 3 July to 18 August 1934.
1934-08-18 19:00:00 - Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff himself, a noted performer of his own works, played the piano part at the piece's premiere on 7 November 1934, at the Lyric Opera House in Baltimore, Maryland, with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski.
PERFORMANCE
Performed by Georgii Cherkin - piano
Sofia Philharmony Orchestra
Conducted by Uroš Lajovic
19.04.2018 - "Bulgaria Hall"