Rachmaninoff: Orchestral Works Stanislav Soloviev, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra & Volker Hartung

• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18:
• 1 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato 10:45
• 2 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto 12:24
• 3 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando 12:15
• 14 Romances, Op. 34:
• 4 Rachmaninoff: 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Orchestral Version) 07:15
• String Quartet No. 1, TH ii/30 (Arr. V. Hartung for String Orchestra):
• 5 Rachmaninoff: String Quartet No. 1, TH ii/30 (Arr. V. Hartung for String Orchestra): I. Romance. Andante espressivo 07:29
• 6 Rachmaninoff: String Quartet No. 1, TH ii/30 (Arr. V. Hartung for String Orchestra): II. Scherzo. Allegro 05:14
• Total Runtime 55:22

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As the last of the great Romantic symphonic composers, Rachmaninoff represents the bridge between 19th-century romanticism and modern times. His fabulous orchestrations generate lush sonorities and grandeur, in a style of overwhelming expression that fascinates the listener to this day. His 2nd piano concerto is a musical psychodrama, as the young composer describes the healing of profound mental depression.

This album contains three magnificent works by Russian composer Sergej Rachmaninoff.

Volker Hartung and fabulous pianist Stanislav Soloviev gave a brilliant performance of Rachmaninoff’s 2nd piano concerto. They recorded in St. Petersbourg with her great Philharmonic Orchestra.

Back in Germany Hartung recorded the composer's own arrangement of 'Vocalise for Orchestra' with the Cologne New Philharmonic. He also arranged Romance and Scherzo of the superb 1st string quartet for string orchestra, which the 17-year Rachmaninoff wrote as a student in 1890.

Stanislav Soloviev, piano
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Volker Hartung, conductor

Stanislav Solovyov
was born in Leningrad in 1979. In 2003 he graduated from the Rimsky-Korsakov St Petersburg State Conservatory (piano class of Alexander Sandler, chamber ensemble class of Natalia Arzumanova).

Has been a prize-winner at several competitions including the All-Russian Chamber Music Competition in Moscow (1994, 1st prize), the International Piano Duets Competition in St Petersburg (1995, 1st prize), the Concertino Praga competition (1996, 3rd prize), the Jāzeps Vītols International Piano Competition in Riga (2002, 1st prize) and the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Wrocław (2005, 1st prize).

Frequently tours throughout Russia and abroad. In April 2001 he made his debut as a soloist at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Has also performed in Latvia, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Serbia, France, Poland, Greece, South Korea, Finland, Spain and Israel. Has collaborated with the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of the St Petersburg State Capella, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and the Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra among many others.

Teaches chamber ensemble class at the St Petersburg Conservatory and is a guest concert-master at the International Summer Academy for Young Artists in Marktoberdorf (Germany).

Has recorded a solo disc of works by Beethoven, Scriabin, Liszt and Prokofiev (2004).

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