Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor

Sergei Rachmaninoff

D minor

Enregistrements

Premier Choix

Byron Janis / Antal Doráti / London Symphony

1961 Mercury Living Presence

Gil'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'.

Également Recommandés

Martha Argerich / Riccardo Chailly / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

1982 Live recording

A 'legendary live recording.' 'Very personal, very passionate... a very heartfelt reading' that also has virtuosity and poetry.

Grigory Sokolov / Not specified / Not specified

1995

A 'very personal reading,' slowed down. 'Not just a virtuosic showpiece.' Probing, individual, and strong.

Earl Wild / Jascha Horenstein / Royal Philharmonic

Not specified

From a great complete set. The 'opposite of Sokolov.' A more 'natural,' but 'very powerful, very beautifully played' version.

Emil Gilels / André Cluytens / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra

1955

Strange recording balance (orchestra recessed), but 'worth listening... still for Gilels.' 'Amazing virtuosity combined with his artistic individuality'.

Vladimir 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'.