Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Sergei Rachmaninoff
D minor
Byron Janis / Antal Doráti / London Symphony
1961 Mercury Living PresenceGil's top pick (paired w/ No. 2), a 'must.' 'If anything, it's even better than the second.' Janis 'has the full measure of the music, the virtuosity, the beautiful poetry'.
Apple MusicMartha Argerich / Riccardo Chailly / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
1982 Live recordingA 'legendary live recording.' 'Very personal, very passionate... a very heartfelt reading' that also has virtuosity and poetry.
Apple MusicGrigory Sokolov / Yan Pascal Tortelier / BBC Philharmonic
1995A 'very personal reading,' slowed down. 'Not just a virtuosic showpiece.' Probing, individual, and strong.
Apple Music — Album includes Rachmaninoff’s Third Concerto, recorded live in 1995. Label: Deutsche GrammophonEarl Wild / Jascha Horenstein / Royal Philharmonic
From a great complete set. The 'opposite of Sokolov.' A more 'natural,' but 'very powerful, very beautifully played' version.
Apple Music — Piano Concerto No. 3 within the complete concerto cycle.Emil Gilels / André Cluytens / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
1955Strange recording balance (orchestra recessed), but 'worth listening... still for Gilels.' 'Amazing virtuosity combined with his artistic individuality'.
Apple MusicVladimir Horowitz / Sir John Barbirolli / New York Philharmonic
1941 Live recording'Maybe the greatest concerto recording I've ever heard.' Live, hissy/noisy sound, but the 'performance is unreal.' 'Lights out.' Horowitz is the 'supreme virtuoso,' and Barbirolli is a 'passionate and inspired collaborator'.