Lukás Vondrácek and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Scarcely do we encounter a connection between a musician and a composer so close, strong and energising. When, at the age of 15, Vondrácek was invited by Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Czech Philharmonic to perform Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 1, he had garnered international acclaim at numerous concerts and competitions. Just a year later, the pianist toured the USA and appeared at Carnegie Hall. At the age of 29, he triumphed at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels (2016), performing Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 3, conducted by Marin Alsop. Love at first listen, Rachmaninoff has become his flagship composer: "Besides affording the opportunity to showcase one's technique, his music impresses by being contrastive and having an immense dynamic range... What more could a person keen on tone colour wish? It's sheer beauty!" Lukás Vondrácek has been invited to perform Rachmaninoff's concertos by the most prominent orchestras and conductors worldwide. The present album is one of the few sweet fruits of the Covid pandemic, which cleared the soloist's otherwise jam-packed diary and afforded him peaceful time for recording. The booklet contains an interview with Lukás Vondrácek, within which he provides an account of his ample experience of and great affinity to Rachmaninoff. Yet the most powerful confession is the recording itself, made with the superb Prague Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Tomás Brauner, capturing performances rendering every detail, teeming with emotion, colour and contrast. Sheer beauty indeed! Rachmaninoff in Lukás Vondrácek's hands. A lavish musical feast.
Tracklist:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1~I. Vivace
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1~II. Andante
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1~III. Allegro vivace
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40~I. Allegro vivace
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40~II. Largo
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40~III. Allegro vivace
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Introduction. Allegro vivace - Variation
Precedente
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Tema. L'istesso tempo
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
L'istesso tempo
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
L'istesso tempo
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
Più vivo
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
Tempo precedente
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
L'istesso tempo
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
Tempo I
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation
L'istesso tempo
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
Poco marcato
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
Moderato
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
Tempo di minuetto
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
Allegro
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
L'istesso tempo
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
Più vivo. Scherzando
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
Allegretto
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
(Allegretto)
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
Andante cantabile
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 1
L'istesso tempo
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2
Un poco più vivo
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2
Un poco più vivo
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2
Marziale. Un poco più vivo. Alla breve
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2
L'istesso tempo
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2
A tempo un poco meno mosso
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18~I. Moderato
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18~II. Adagio sostenuto
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18~III. Allegro scherzando
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30~I. Allegro ma non tanto
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30~II. Intermezzo. Adagio
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30~III. Finale. Alla breve
UPC: 099925432324 Label: Supraphon Release Date: 5.5.23 Format: CD
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