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Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2

The Building a Library recommended recording from yesterday's Record Review.

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59 minutes

Music Played

  • Gustav Jenner

    Clarinet Sonata in G Major, Op. 5: 4th mvt

    Performer: Jean Johnson. Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • LINN.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op.18

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy. Orchestra: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Kondrashin.
    • DECCA.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit (Cantata BWV 115)

    Ensemble: Le Banquet Céleste.
    • J. S. Bach: Mein Geist.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 1.
  • Hugo Alfvén

    Gustav II Adolf, Op. 49: VI. Breitenfeld - Battle Painting

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Alfven & Rautavaara: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 112.

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  • Sun 15 Feb 202620:00

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