Rachmaninov hated radio, but in his years of exile was a frequent visitor to the recording studio as pianist and conductor. Donald Macleod introduces some of Rachmaninov's recordings and his final piece for piano, the Corelli Variations, which he wrote during this time.
Rimsky-Korsakov, arr Rachmaninov
The Flight of the Bumblebee (Tsar Saltanj Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)
Rachmaninov The Isle of the Dead
Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by the Composer
Variations on a Theme of Corelli Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
Rachmaninov, orch Respighi
La Mer et les Mouettes; La Foire (Etudes-Tableaux)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (R)