Rachmaninov - composer and performer
At 44 and short of money, Rachmaninov had been forced to cultivate his skill as a virtuoso pianist in America, and this week's programmes trace his ' American ' career, both as a composer and recording artist of his own music.
1925 and 1926 Etude-Tableau in A minor, Op 39 No 6 (mono)
THE COMPOSER (piano)
Three Russian Songs. Op 41 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY CHOIRS PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA conducted by EUGENE ORMANDY
Piano Concerto No 4, in G minor. Op 40: EARL WILD ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, conducted by JASCHA HORENSTEIN : records