Rachmaninov - a Brief Encounter
Over the next few weeks, Radio 3 is broadcasting Rachmaninov's works for piano and orchestra. To whet the appetite, Piers Lane explores the composer's solo piano music. including some less well known pieces, in recordings featuring some of his great interpreters.
Prelude in E flat, Op 23 No 6 Piers Lane
Prelude in C sharp minor, Op 3 No 2 The Composer
Moment Musical in B minor, Op 16 No 3 Vladimir Horowitz
Prelude in G, Op 32 No 5 Peter Donohoe
Etude-Tableau in D minor, Op 33 No 5 Sviatoslav Richter
Etude-Tableau in A minor, Op 39 No 6 Yevgeni Kissin
Etude-Tableau in D minor, Op 39 No 8 Vladimir Ashkenazy
Etude-Tableau in D, Op 39 No 9 Sviatoslav Richter
Mendelssohn, arr Rachmaninov
Scherzo (A Midsummer Night's Dream) The Composer
Bizet, arr Rachmaninov Minuet (L'Arlesienne) Idil Biret
Rachmaninov Variations on a Theme ofCorelli Shura Cherkassky Repeated from yesterday 10pm