{"product_id":"rachmaninoff-vondracek-prague-symphony-orch-piano-concertos-paganini-rhapsody","title":"Lukas Vondracek: Piano Concertos; Paganini Rhapsody - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Concertos; Paganini Rhapsody\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eLukas Vondracek\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eSupraphon\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e099925432324\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2023-05-05\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e2\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Lukáš 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!\" Lukáš 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 Lukáš 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 Tomáš Brauner, capturing performances rendering every detail, teeming with emotion, colour and contrast. Sheer beauty indeed! Rachmaninoff in Lukáš Vondrácek's hands. A lavish musical feast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1~I. Vivace \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1~II. Andante \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1~III. Allegro vivace \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40~I. Allegro vivace \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40~II. Largo \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40~III. Allegro vivace \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Introduction. Allegro vivace - Variation 1. Precedente \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Tema. L'istesso tempo \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 2. L'istesso tempo \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 3. L'istesso tempo \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 4. Più vivo \u003cbr\u003e1.12 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 5. Tempo precedente \u003cbr\u003e1.13 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 6. L'istesso tempo \u003cbr\u003e1.14 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 7. Meno mosso, a tempo moderato \u003cbr\u003e1.15 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 8. Tempo I \u003cbr\u003e1.16 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 9. L'istesso tempo \u003cbr\u003e1.17 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 10. Poco marcato \u003cbr\u003e1.18 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 11. Moderato \u003cbr\u003e1.19 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 12. Tempo di minuetto \u003cbr\u003e1.20 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 13. Allegro \u003cbr\u003e1.21 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 14. L'istesso tempo \u003cbr\u003e1.22 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 15. Più vivo. Scherzando \u003cbr\u003e1.23 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 16. Allegretto \u003cbr\u003e1.24 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 17. (Allegretto) \u003cbr\u003e1.25 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 18. Andante cantabile \u003cbr\u003e1.26 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 19. L'istesso tempo \u003cbr\u003e1.27 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 20. Un poco più vivo \u003cbr\u003e1.28 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 21. Un poco più vivo \u003cbr\u003e1.29 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 22. Marziale. Un poco più vivo. Alla breve \u003cbr\u003e1.30 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 23. L'istesso tempo \u003cbr\u003e1.31 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43~Variation 24. A tempo un poco meno mosso \u003cbr\u003e2.1 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18~I. Moderato \u003cbr\u003e2.2 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18~II. Adagio sostenuto \u003cbr\u003e2.3 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18~III. Allegro scherzando \u003cbr\u003e2.4 Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30~I. Allegro ma non tanto \u003cbr\u003e2.5 Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30~II. Intermezzo. Adagio \u003cbr\u003e2.6 Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30~III. Finale. 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