Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko, Kirill Gerstein – Rachmaninoff 150 (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko, Kirill Gerstein – Rachmaninoff 150 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:00:51 minutes | 766 MB | Genre: Classical
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The Berliner Philharmoniker pay tribute to the Russian jubilee: Rachmaninoff 150 Juxtaposes an outstanding performance of the famous Second Piano Concerto with Kirill Gerstein and Kirill Petrenko with a selection of solo works for piano.

Already during the rehearsals with Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker, Gerstein reports, a deep shared love for Rachmaninoff’s music was noticeable – a love that was then overwhelmingly echoed at the performance in June 2022 at the Berlin Waldbühne. This fulfilling collaboration gave rise to the desire to realize a joint Rachmaninoff project and to supplement the recording from the Waldbühne with solo works. Gerstein’s selection concisely traces the composer’s stylistic development: based on the romantic radiance of the Second Piano Concerto, the pieces look back on Rachmaninoff’s Art Nouveau style as well as the reduced sonority of the Corelli variations. At the same time, Rachmaninoff 150 focuses on the composer’s connection with the Berliner Philharmoniker – a tradition that dates back to 1903. At that time it was precisely this Second Piano Concerto that was performed by the orchestra as the first work by Rachmaninoff. In 1908, the composer himself chose it for his philharmonic debut, and Kirill Gerstein also presented this piece with the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2016. In addition to the recordings on SACD/CD in stereo and surround sound, the edition offers a 76-page booklet with atmospheric works of art by Thomas Struth as well as extensive accompanying texts.

Tracklist:
1-01. Berliner Philharmoniker – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato (09:47)
1-02. Berliner Philharmoniker – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (10:38)
1-03. Berliner Philharmoniker – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando (10:39)
1-04. Kirill Gerstein – Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 No. 3 Mélodie (04:24)
1-05. Kirill Gerstein – Old Viennese Dances, No. 2 Love’s Sorrow (Arr. for Piano by Sergei Rachmaninoff) (04:24)
1-06. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Theme. Andante (00:47)
1-07. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 1. Poco più mosso (00:37)
1-08. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 2. L’istesso tempo (00:35)
1-09. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 3. Tempo di Minuetto (00:35)
1-10. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 4. Andante (00:54)
1-11. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 5. Allegro (ma non tanto) (00:21)
1-12. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 6. L’istesso tempo (00:21)
1-13. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 7. Vivace (00:30)
1-14. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 8. Adagio misterioso (01:06)
1-15. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 9. Un poco più mosso (00:58)
1-16. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 10. Allegro scherzando (00:33)
1-17. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 11. Allegro vivace (00:22)
1-18. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 12. L’istesso tempo (00:36)
1-19. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 13. Agitato (00:32)
1-20. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Intermezzo. A tempo rubato (01:13)
1-21. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 14. Andante (come prima) (00:53)
1-22. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 15. L’istesso tempo (01:26)
1-23. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 16. Allegro vivace (00:33)
1-24. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 17. Meno mosso (01:04)
1-25. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 18. Allegro con brio (00:32)
1-26. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 19. Più mosso. Agitato (00:30)
1-27. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Variation 20. Più mosso (01:02)
1-28. Kirill Gerstein – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42: Coda. Andante (01:48)
1-29. Kirill Gerstein – Six Songs, Op. 4 No. 3 In the Silence of the Secret Night (Arr. Kirill Gerstein) (02:57)

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